The Mullerup Free Stall Feeder is a strong alternative to the feeding work in the loose house, if you prefer to make one or more manually mixed TMR every day to be dispensed several times daily to the different feeding groups. Free Stall Feeder will in fact carry out the loading and the feeding work automatically. 

Free Stall Feeder is a battery-driven, computer-controlled feeder mounted in rails. The feeder automatically picks up the feed from a MVM stationary mixer. Free Stall Feeder is able to dispense feed to both sides by means of a feed conveyor. 

Feeding groups 
The basic principle behind the Free Stall Feeder system is that the animals can be divided into feeding groups that are allocated feed according to their needs. The number of groups and the quantity per animal are entered into the computer, and then Free Stall Feeder manages the rest. Depending on which cows to feed the Free Stall Feeder is able to vary the quantity because the feeder is suspended in load cells. Frequency of feeding can also be varied. 

A clean feeding table and a better milk quality
Every time the feed is moved (aired), a fermantation process begins. It also happens every time the feed is pushed/swept inside. It is therefore an advantage to dispense the feed in small quantities during the day, so the animals have time to eat up between each feeding. With Free Stall Feeder you do not have to sweep the feeding table daily.  

Feeding with Free Stall Feeder also means a clean feeding table. Without soil from tractor wheels that may contaminate the feed the risk of high spore counts is minimized, and thus achieving a better milk quality is possible. 

Feeding table width of only 2 m
The size of Free Stall Feeder makes it very flexible. A narrow feeding table only 2 m wide is sufficient and that, of course, reduces construction costs in new buildings. The system can easily be integrated into the existing framework in cow houses with a wide feeding table. In most cases it will be possible to feed the whole unit, even though sections of the unit are housed in older buildings with only little room. This means that in most cases "only" the young calves need to be fed manually.