Promising NEW Bird Repellent Tested in Dairy Barns

Promising NEW Bird Repellent Tested in Dairy Barns BIRD CONTROL Avian Control® Bird Repellent is the leading non-lethal bird repellent in the U S fruit and vegetable growers market With word of its success growing dairymen told Avian Enterprises LLC the owner of Avian Control® that the dairy industry was in desperate need of a field tested and proven EPA registered bird repellent According to the United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Birds of many species congregate at dairies and feedlots especially during winter months Birds consume and contaminate livestock feed with dual impact reducing milk production and increasing feed and medical costs For example 1 000 starlings can eat up to 40 pounds of food per day Because birds concentrate on the high protein portion of dairy cow feed they deprive cows of proper nutrition resulting in decreased milk production Additionally bird droppings in feed and water can transmit harmful diseases and reduce feed consumption In late 2015 dairymen began using Avian Control® to successfully control problem birds Typical applications included spraying or misting the feed aisle feed bunkers and upper areas of the barns where birds perch At the same time The Ohio State University Extension Service invited Avian Enterprises LLC to participate in a study to determine the effectiveness of using an automated time-release misting system to apply Avian Control® Bird Repellent in a large-scale dairy barn operation The success of automated time-release misting of repellent as reported by The Ohio State University Extension Service see below motivated Avian Enterprises LLC to introduce a new time- release metered aerosol spray system Avian Fog Force™ TR as a lower cost alternative to fixed location automated misting machines This revolutionary version of Avian Control® Bird Repellent is dispensed at predetermined times during daylight hours from aerosol cans mounted in programmable spray dispensers that can be placed throughout the diary barn Avian Fog Force™ TR is easy to use affordable and will repel birds even in the largest dairy barn operations according to Avian Enterprises LLC Executive Vice President Steven Stone Avian Fog Force™ TR will be available in late fall in time for the 2016/2017 winter dairy barn season according to company officials Contact: FARM SHOW Follow-up Jon Stone Avian Enterprises LLC 2000 Pontiac Dr Sylvan Lake MI 48320 888-707-4355; www aviancontrol com or email: sales@aviancontrol com

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