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PROGRESSIVE FEEDING TECHNOLOGIES

AGROCONTECH Company is a leading expert in engineering, production and marketing of hydroponic fodder cultivation systems.

Our equipment allows producing fodder from seeds within 7 days. Our hydroponic green fodders (HGF) cultivation systems are installed at indoor areas and provide livestock farm owners with an opportunity to produce green fodder throughout the year directly at the place of its consumption.

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AGROCONTECH EMPLOYS PROGRESSIVE AND EFFECTIVE FEEDING METHODS.

In the course of 7-day cycle, our HGF cultivation machines with the help of special equipment and technologies transform grain into fresh green fodder. This method allows producing fodder 365 days a year regardless of climatic conditions.

Day 1 – grain steeping Day 2 – grain sprouting Day 3 – first sprouts

Day 4 –stalk growth Day 5 – stalk growth Day 6 – stalk growth

Day 7 – crops ready for harvest Harvest Livestock feeding

Fodder produced by our machines can be recommended as a feed for animals as follows:• Dairy and beef breeds of bovine cattle;• Horses• Pigs• Sheep• Goats• Poultry (hens, ducks, geese, turkeys)• Rabbits• Tilapias, buffalos and other herbivorous fishes• Exotic animals (such as deer, llamas, moose, domestic animals)

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Substitution of 30% of concentrated feedstuff with hydroponic green fodder leads to the following results:- nutrient value of animal diet increased;- both quality and yield of cow milk increased by 10%;- young bovine cattle body weight gain increased by 15% while slaughter yield increased by 5-6%;- morbidity of young bovine cattle decreased;- productive prime of farm animals was prolonged;- dependence of stock-breeding enterprises from weather and climate conditions decreased.

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Introduction of 15-20% of HGF to milch cow annual diet allows decreasing consumption of concentrated feedstuff by 1-1.5 kg and a ratio of industrially produced premixes for every 5-7 kg of HGF, thus sanitizing animal’s rumen and relieving some stress from its liver.

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By feeding animals with HGF all the year round the following results can be achieved:• intensification of metabolic rate of animal’s organism and increase in enzyme activity;• lipolysis promotion (prevention of fatty de-generation of liver);• rejuvenation of animal’s organism;• prolongation of productive prime period.

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Introduction of HGF (in amount equal to 10% of diet nutrient value) to breeding sow diet lead to the following results:• piglet safety index increased by 12.8%;• piglet litter weight increased by 29.8%;• piglets’ birth weight increased by 11.8%.

Addition of hydroponic green fodder to daily diet (100 g per head) of suckling pigs in addition to combination fodder for newborn lead to increase of piglets’ body weight up to 22-24 kg at the time of ablactation (at the age of 2 months).

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Aster partial substitution of combined feedstuff with HGF (equal to 10-25% of diet nutritious value), a system of dif-ferentiated feeding of breeding sows and boars allowed achieving results as follows:• breeding sow conception rate increased to 90-95%;• average piglet birth weight increased to 1.3-1.4 kg;• piglets’ safety by the time of ablactation increased to 90-92%;• milk yield of breeding sows increased by 25.7%;• fodder costs during the period of breeding sow stay at breeding facility decreased by 22.5% and piglets’ birth cost decreased by 23.2%

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Substitution of 15-20% of combined feedstuff with HGF in boars’ diet contributes to better animal growth and development, has a positive effect on testis devel-opment and potential reproductive capabilities.

Boars from test group gained body weight of 100 kg 7 days earlier than boars of control group.

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Introduction of HGF to poultry (especially aquatic birds – ducks and geese) diet also proved to be a tremendous success.

• Substitution of 25-30% of barley seeds with HGF led to substantial decrease of fodder costs;• Geese were capable of laying eggs practically throughout the year;• Gosling hatchability increased up to 90-95% and their safety index increased by 2%;• Carotenoid concentration in egg doubled;• Young birds gained productive body mass within 70-80 days.

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Substitution of 5-10% of cracked barley grain with HGF in brood hen diet allowed achieving results as follows:• Safety index of replacement stock increased by 6.6-7.4%;• Body weight gain of test group hens increased by 4-5.6%;• Fodder costs per 1 kg of body gain decreased by 8 and 14%;• If 50% of barley seeds were substituted with HGF, egg-laying capabilities of test group birds increased by 6.6% compared to control group birds• If 100% of barley seeds were substituted with HGF, egg-laying capabilities of test group birds increased by 8.6% compared to control group birds;• Profit margin of this method is 7.9% higher in compari-son to conventional feeding methods.

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Table 1 – Results of broiler chicken breeding

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Group

Control group

Test group

The ratio of test group to control

group, %Weight gainBy the end of test period

At the start of test period

Average animal weight, g

189,6 1312,4 1225

1400 186,8 1586,7

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Compared to grass and feed grain (natural livestock forage), HGF contain more vitamins, as it is raised in ideal conditions using hydroponic solutions while the crops are harvested when concentration of beneficial nutrient compounds and vitamins has reached its peak.

Table 5 – Vitamin content in 1 kg of fodder

33 - - 45

24,7 32,0 16 41

3,8 8,5 2,8 10,9

- - 1,75 18,9

12 15 - -

14,8 35 6,4 8,3

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BarleyOatsVitamin content

Grain GrainHGF HGF

С, mg

Е, mg

В¹, mg

В², mg

В³, mg

Carotene, mg

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РР (В₅), mg

HGF chemical composition and nutritious value of dry matter is as good as original fodder. According to calculations, 1 kg of HGF dry matter contain 0.9-1.1 fodder units, 20-25% of proteins and 250-300 mg of carotene, while 1 kg of meadow hay dry matter contain only 0.4-0.5 fodder units, 4-5% of proteins and 30 mg of carotene.

Table 3 – Chemical composition and nutritious value of 1 kg of animal fodder

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Parameter Oats, seed Oats, grass Oats, HGF

1,0 0,18 0,129,2 2,3 1,4

10,78 2,52 1,6850 255 150108 28 3179 20 243,6 1,6 1,53,2 0,8 1,797 75 3125 37 961,5 0,84 1,43,4 1,75 1,141 72 21

56,5 26,6 56,40,07 0,11 0,3722,5 8,1 2464,9 1,5 4,0

Available energy, MJ (for bovine cattle)Fodder units

Available energy, MJ (for pigs)Dry matter, gCrude protein, g

Lysine, gMethionine + cystine, gCrude fiber, gSugar, gCalcium, gPhosphorus, gIron, gManganese, mgCobalt, mgZinc, mgCopper, mg

Digestible protein, g

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In contrast to grain seed, hydroponic green fodder contain more digestible protein and cellulose which, in turn, is a valuable source of vitamins including:

• A (retinol)

• B (riboflavin)

• C (ascorbic acid)

• E (tocopherol)

• as well as microelements.

Verdant grass yield is: - 1 thousand fodder unit per hectare on free unrestricted grazing lands;- 4-6 thousand fodder units per hectare on cultivated grassland.

Verdant grass yield of vegetation area of hydroponic plant is up to 3000 fodder units per hectare.

THIS MEANS THAT HYDROPONIC PLANT YIELD IS 300 times HIGHER!

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Advantages of hydroponic green fodder cultivated with the help of AGROCONTECH equipment are as follows:

• The price of produced fodder is 1-2 rubles per kg (depends on climate zone and whether the buyer produces his own crops);• HGF substitutes more expensive fodder such as grain, corn, hay and compound feed (partially);• HGF can be harvested throughout the year regardless of any climatic anomalies;• Milk yield grows by 10%;• Young cattle body weight gain is faster;• HGF production is wasteless because the whole plant including proliferated root system is used as an animal fodder;• HGF can be used by big pig breeding complexes during wet feeding of pigs as it better suits pigs’ physiological needs;• The amount of water used for animal watering significantly decreases as the fodder is succulent, thus allowing to conserve water.

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• The fodder price is not affected by transport and logistics costs;• Animals’ nutrition and, consequently, health is improved as they are fed natural fodder;• Veterinary costs decrease as HGF boosts natural resistance of animals’ and birds’ organisms to various diseases;• Productive prime period is prolonged (e.g., bovine cattle productive prime period is prolonged by 1 lactation period);• Huge areas, which were previously used for fodder cultivation (1-1.5 hectare per 1 head of bovine cattle), can now be used for commercial plant production;• There are no risks usually attributed to conventional fodders.

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Risk comparison chartRisks HGF Conventional fodder

Weather conditions (during vegetation and harvest) Fodder storage No risk

High risk

No risk

High risk

Quality loss due to violation of fodder preparation technology

No risk

High risk

Incidence of diseases as a result of low-quality fodder consumption No risk

High risk

No risk

Low risk

Low risk

High risk The need for a large staff of qualified personnel and workers

Necessary

Inflation and speculative increase in price of seeds, fertilizers, safety products, gasoline and oil, spare parts, preservatives etc. (especially during draughts and early frosts)

High risk

Human factor High risk

Not affected

Large vehicle park (maintenance and downtime)

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Introduction of HGF to animals’ diet allows to provide 50 – 100% of necessary amount of vitamins.

Various diet schedule chart

HGF, kg per day

Concentrated fodder

16 4 2

8

8

2 2

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3

1

1

Animal type

Dairy bovine cattle breeds

Beef bovine cattle breeds

PIGS

SHEEP

GOATS

Roughage, kg per day

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HGF cultivation machines produced by AGROCONTECH are optimal solution for all types of agricultural enterprises: • small farms (modules producing 50 – 500 kg of fodder per 24 hours)• moderately-sized farms (modules producing 1 – 5 tons of fodder per 24 hours)• big farms (modules producing 10 – 20 tons of fodder per 24 hours)

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Utilization of hydroponic green fodder as a primarysource of animal feed allows you to:

• SPEND LESS MONEY ON FODDER AND VETERINARY PRODUCTS;

• EARN MORE MONEY DUE TO INCREASED MILK YIELD AND FASTER YOUNG CATTLE WEIGHT GAIN;

• NO LONGER BE AFFECTED BY OIL AND GASOLINE PRICE GROWTH;

• MAINTAIN LIVESTOCK FARM WITHOUT THE NEED TO PRODUCE YOUR OWN CROPS.

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Utilization of HGF cultivation methods developed by AGROCONTECH allows to:• use a tremendous amount of land, which was previously used as grazing fields, for commercial crop production

In order to produce the amount of fodder required to raise 1 basic animal unit using conventional methods the following area of agricultural land was required:

• create comfortable conditions for livestock breeding even in the case of severe irrigation system shortage;• effectively use and conserve energy resources;• supply organic meat and milk products.For 1 basic bovine cattle unit (calculated as 4000 fodder units per year) approximately of arable land is required, if high agriculture methods are used; and approximately of arable land is required, if low agriculture methods are used.

Animal type

Интенсивная

1 hectare 1,5 hectare

Pig 0,3 hectare 0,5 hectareSheep 0,1 hectare 0,15 hectare

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High agriculture methods Low agriculture methods

Bovine cattle (calculated as 4000 fodder unit per year)

Extremely high prices of factory-supplied compound feeds cause livestock and poultry breeding facilities to produce their own fodder which may not comply with requirement of standards of vitamin and microelement consumption. As a result, utilization of non-conventional fodder which increases the quality of produced goods and decreases their production cost is considered a relevant problem.

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Application of contemporary feeding methods became especially relevant for Russian animal breeding industry aster our country was admitted to WTO during the protracted world financial crisis. Aster Russian Federation joins WTO, new regulations for food production and animal feed standards will come into effect.According to estimations on the development of this situation, given by several Russian and foreign experts, a significant part or (according to some experts) even majority of livestock products produced in Russia will be prohibited from sales.The primary reason for this prohibition is that farm animals are fed poor-quality fodders which leads to poor livestock yield and high incidence of diseases. As a result, livestock products obtained from such animals do not meet the standard requirements and may contain antibiotics, heavy metals and other dangerous substances.Former Soviet republics that entered WTO before Russia already faced that problem. In this situation, fast spread of contemporary methods of high-quality HGF cultivation from cheap fodder grain might be the only way of saving the Russian animal breeding industry.

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Utilization of HGF cultivation machines produced by AGRO-CONTECH is both practical and economically viable. Addi-tional revenue will be obtained due to:• decreased costs of animal feeding and fodder production;• decreased time of young-stock breeding;• increased animal performance capabilities;• increased reproductive qualities and more productive lon-gevity of breeding stock animals;• improvement of commercial qualities of produced goods;• decreased amount of expensive premixes, biologically active additives, veterinary drugs and antibiotics used in livestock breeding;• capability to use arable areas, which were previously used for fodder cultivation, for commercial plant produc-tion.

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In the process of sprouting 1 kg of grain seeds (40% digestible) transform into 7 kg of HGF (95% digestible), thus allowing to substitute 2 kg of compound feed.

Actual conservation of fodder

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2 kg of compound feed

1 kg of grain

7 kg of HGF