SILAWRAP,
ITW CROP PACKAGING SYSTEMS
IDA Industrial Estate,
Courtown Road,
Gorey,
Co Wexford, Ireland.
Phone: IRL 053 9422990
UK: 0800 7317586.
Europe: 00353 53 9422990.
Email: sinfo@itwstretch.com
Silawrap Bale Wrap
Arguably, the world's most respected silage baling film, Silawrap comes with a 12-month guarantee against UV degradation, features high UV stabilization and provides an airtight and weatherproof shield, when used according to instructions.
Silawrap is available in black, green and white. It is wound onto the now familiar environmentally friendly cardboard cores.
Features of Silawrap include:
Tried and proven nationally and internationally, for more than 15 years - High tack plus high puncture and tear resistance
- Guaranteed to withstand the harshest climates
- Made to International Quality Standards for extreme conditions
- More bales per roll. Greater wrapping efficiency
- Provides an airtight and weatherproof shield
- 12 month guarantee against UV degradation
To protect, preserve and
enhance your crop
More Layers Are Better...
It has been universally proven
that wrapping your forage
with a minimum of 6 layers
will dramatically improve
your feed quality ultimately
reducing feed waste, saving
money and improving milk
and beef yields.
With a minimum of 6 layers
applied, not only do you
achieve higher feed values,
but also the extra layers can
compensate for missed
overlap in the wrap cycle,
leaving at least enough film
to give adequate protection
to the bale.
Improve Your Profit, Wrap Bales With 6 Layers.
In 2008 ITW’s silage research and development team proved that wrapping with 6 layers of Silawrap made good financial sense. Daily live weight gains and milk production increased from silage wrapped with 6 layers. This equates to 24 turns of a wrapper as opposed to 16 turns. By investing €1.50 (£1.35), an extra 45 litres of milk or 3.8 Kg beef was produced per bale.
Trials were cut and wilted for 48 hours in early June. It was turned once with a woofler. Drying conditions were poor. The grass was ensiled at 34% DM, 4.9% WSC (Sugars) and a low buffering capacity. Four and six layers of Silawrap were applied to 2 groups, within 2 hours of baling. A row of bales were placed around the trial bales to protect them from the weather.
210 days after ensiling, a vacuum of 200 KPA was created in the bales. It took over 5 minutes for the vacuum to fall to 150 KPA for the bales wrapped with 6 layers. 38 seconds were required for the bales wrapped with 4 layers. The bales wrapped with 6 layers had a superior seal thus keeping air out and nutrients in. Silage samples were taken and sent to Hillsborough Silage Laboratory in Co Down, Northern Ireland. The results are listed below.
|
4 Layers |
6 Layers |
DM % |
30.6 |
32.3 |
ME (MJ/Kg DM) |
10.8 |
10.9 |
DMD (% DM) |
68 |
69 |
DM consumed per cow per day. Kg |
11.2 |
11.7 |
Daily milk production |
18 Litres |
20 Litres |
Extra milk produced/ bale |
|
45 Litres |
Daily live weight gain. 300 Kg steer |
950 g |
990 g |
Extra beef produced/ bale |
|
3.82Kg |
Dairy cows were fed 4kg concentrate per day. Beef cattle, were fed 1.5 kg concentrate per day. Bale weight 750 Kg. 1.7% DM = 12.75 Kg. Six Kg dry matter consumed per steer per day.
Silawrap - Enduro
Silawrap Enduro was the world's first pre stretched bale silage film. Enduro will save you time, money and is better for the environment because less film is used. Silawrap Enduro comes in 730mm size and will wrap 50% more bales than the standard 750mm size rolls.
Time Saved
Contractors who use Enduro are
impressed as they can save up to three quarters of an hour per day changing rolls.
Ten rolls of Enduro will wrap the same number of bales as 15 rolls of Silawrap.
Improved Seal
Silawrap Enduro has an inbuilt elasticity that ensures the film tightens around the bale keeping air out and nutrients in. Many farmers have commented that the seal is so good it is impossible to separate the layers.
It is also recommended that all forage should be wrapped with 6 layers [no matter what brand of film is used], and not just high dry matter crops. Using 6 layers will dramatically improve your feed quality, reduce waste, saving you money with improved milk and beef yields.
Saving on Film Cost
Silawrap costs aprox €75 roll = €2.50 per bale @ 30 bales per roll,
Silawrap Enduro costs €97 per roll = €2.15 per bale @ 45 bales per roll.
Thus saving you €15.75 per roll of Silawrap Enduro.
