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Our slurry store before Epizym on the left and after treatment on the right.
Epizym Cattle and Epizym Pig.
Epizym is a non-toxic, non-corrosive powder which contains specially selected, naturally-occurring bacteria (bugs). When mixed with warm water and added to the liquid fraction of stored slurry, the bacteria activate and produce a more liquid and consistent mix, capture ammonia and reduce odours.
Significant reductions in crusting, solids and odour.
This is the first time we've seen the impeller since we initially filled the tank.
Epizym will greatly reduce crusting and floor solids in your tanks, lagoons, pits and slatted systems. This can make slurry management far easier on your farm, saving you time and money on mixing and pumping and reducing blockages in pumping machinery. Levels of ammonia and odour concentration are significantly reduced. This improves the environment for your animals and therefore their performance. It also means a more pleasant atmosphere for workers, family and neighbours, with fewer complaints about smell and flies.
Key benefits
- save money on fertiliser, labour and contractor costs
- reduce the time and inconvenience involved in managing slurry
- keep your animals, family, workers and neighbours happy
Epizym is proven on farms in both the UK and Europe.
Success story: John Pidsley, Thorton Hey Farm, Ledsham
Our chopped straw wasn t breaking down effectively and caused a thick crust on our 160,000 gallon tank. We emptied the tank three times a year and each time, after several days of mixing, we still had blockages.
Since using Epizym Cattle we have very little crust and the slurry has a far more even consistency, even before mixing, which I do myself now in under two hours. The thinner slurry runs off the leaf resulting in much less contamination, so the land is freed up as part of the grazing rotation much quicker. Also, the nutrients in the slurry are increased and the grass grows noticeably quicker.
I ve saved £4,000 each year in fertiliser costs alone against a cost of only £250 for the Epizym. That s a clear saving of nearly £30,000 since I started to use it in 1997. I also save about £400 a year on contractors and diesel.
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Fertiliser saving | £4,000 |
| Contractor saving | £300 |
| Diesel saving | £100 |
| Less cost of Epizym | -£250 |
| TOTAL saving | £4,150 |
Success story: John Gray, Wellhouse Farm, Essex
Without being able to handle slurry properly I simply wouldn t be able to farm as many pigs as I do. Epizym has enabled me to decrease my labour and production costs dramatically. It s the key to achieving my aim of getting my cost of production as low as anyone in Europe.
Since starting to use it in 1996 I ve saved at least £6,000 a year on bagged nitrogen. I also save the £1500 I used to put by annually for contractors to dredge out the accumulated sludge every five years. As the Epizym gave me the confidence to go all slurry in my new fattening sheds. This saves me about £6 for every pig.
Equally important, our neighbours have appreciated the virtual elimination of smell from our slatted systems and my wife s happier we have far fewer flies in the house.
| item | cost |
|---|---|
| Saving on bought in fertiliser | £6,000 |
| Contractor costs | £1,500 |
| Going all slurry | £108,000* |
| LESS cost of Epizym Pigs | -£2,800 |
| TOTAL | £112,700 |
| each year |
*18,000 pigs @ £6 saving
What the experts think
Giles Dadd, Principal Agricultural Consultant, Epizym
We can offer you advice on slurry management that s tailored to your particular farm, answering any questions you may have, all with no obligation to purchase.
Paul Henman, Independent Farm Consultant in Waste Management and Pollution Control
Having worked on the original trials for the products, I ve seen first hand that Epizym does exactly what it promises - breaks down crusts, makes slurry more consistent and reduces odour. I ve seen some excellent results on farms where previously slurry management had been very problematic.
Robin Williams, Umbilical Cord Contractor, Chester
My job is far easier and quicker to do on farms where slurry is treated with Epizym. With thinner, consistent slurry, I rarely get blockages in my machinery and can get the job done faster.
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