Silage that is harvested too dry can undergo serious storage losses (especially if stored in a horizontal silo) due to failure to exclude air from the silage mass. This allows molding and heating of ...

Driving through the heart of dairy country in the High Plains this past summer, one thing became clear—sorghum silage acres are up. With irrigation water from the Ogallala Aquifer dwindling ...

Silage is grass or other green fodder that has been chopped and stored in an airtight container—usually a plastic-wrapped bale— so farmers can feed their animals without spoilage. Benefits of ...

Total mixed ration (TMR) is a feeding method for ruminants. Silage is the most important component of a TMR in Finland. TMR provides favorable conditions for microbial growth, which can cause rapid ...

New research suggests silage has been overlooked as a substantial producer of nitrous oxide. A team at Kansas State University figured out why – and a potential way to tackle the problem.

Ewes receive no supplementary feed until they are housed three weeks before lambing. Silage used in the trial analysed at 48% DM, an ME of 9.6 MJ/kg DM and a crude protein of 12.2%.

This week, Trouw Nutrition’s survey of more than 600 first-cut silage samples (see box) found crops were drier, at 35.5% dry matter (DM), and lower in fibre (176.9 fibre index).

Silage maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the most important forages in the world, and its yield and quality properties are critical parameters for livestock production and assessment of forage values.

Ludhiana: The directorate of extension education, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana organised a panel discussion to c.