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Welcome to New Sponsor BinTrac

 10/21/2020

BinTrac has joined the team of sponsors of EGG-NEWS.  BinTrac is a product line of HerdStar based in Mankato, MN.  The company is committed to innovative technology to optimize production efficiency and profitability of agricultural enterprises.  The range of BinTrac products includes weighing modules, interface options, remote data collection, and specific applications for controlling feed intake of flocks.

 

BinTrac weighing modules incorporate patented mounting brackets, load cells and electronic modules to transmit and store data. 

  • The patented mounting bracket lifts the bin.
  • BinTrac supplies  high capacity load cells in either pancake or canister versions with a capacity of up to 25 tons.  A variety of plates are available to facilitate original or retrofit mounting.
  • The indicator module provides a readout of the weight of feed in the bin and provides a record of 24-hour feed use over each of four previous days and records the quantities of feed  delivered over the past four feed fillings for each bin. The installation is temperature compensated and is lightning protected.
  • BinTrac supplies a standard indicator module, capable of recording four bins and is available in either a four- or six-digit configuration.

 

It is axiomatic that accurate feed consumption records are critical to management of flocks.  Consumption data can be correlated with average hen weights and environmental temperature to enable selection of diets applying phase feeding of flocks.  Since feed represents two-thirds of nest run egg costs, daily consumption data is an important management variable.  An unexplained drop in feed intake may indicate the presence of a disease before clinical signs are apparent.  Accurate feed consumption data is therefore an important component of health monitoring.  Data provided by a BinTrac system eliminates the need to climb bins contributing to farm safety.  Monitoring flock consumption simplifies compilation of weekly delivery schedules and rationalizes production in both on-complex or remote feed mills improving efficiency through planning and reducing unnecessary deliveries.

 

Information on BinTrac components and systems can be accessed by clicking on to the BinTrac logo on the right side of the welcome page.