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Systems Alternatives in Forage Harvest and Conservation

Transactions of the ASAE, 1985
ABSTRACT TWO recently introduced forage conservation systems, round bale silage and stack silos, were compared economically with three traditional systems. Systems were simulated over a 10-year period under Quebec weather conditions. The simulation model predicted daily alfalfa yield and quality, harvest, field drying and losses, storage losses and ...
null Phillippe Savoie, null Alain Marcoux   +1 more
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Implications of an altered climate for forage conservation

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 1996
Conservation of grass forage for winter feeding of ruminant livestock is one of the most weather dependent of all farm operations, so a change in climate is likely to have a major impact on conservation practices. A weather driven whole system model previously used to study a range of hay and silage conservation methods, practices and mechanisation ...
Cooper, G, McGechan, MB
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Forage Conservation Techniques

2014
Forage includes plant species directly or indirectly consumed by animals. The book carries information on all theoretical and practical aspects of conservation and utilization of forages as silage, hay and haylage. This is a complete text book on forage conservation consisting of:
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Sows prefer forages conserved as haylage over hay and fresh forage

Livestock Science, 2019
Abstract To optimize the use of conserved forages in the feeding of sows, it is necessary to better understand how conservation methods influence their forage intake. The aim of this study was to determine sows’ preferences for forages from different conservation methods.
Aubé, L., Guay, F., Bergeron, R., Bélanger, G., Tremblay, G.F., Devillers, N.   +5 more
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Ex Situ Conservation of Forage Legumes

2001
This chapter analyses progress and the current status of ex situ conservation of 739 species of 27 genera of forage legumes in relation to their natural distribution. Analysis is based on passport data of individual accessions. As such, the scope of the chapter is restricted to those collections for which the authors have been granted access to ...
Ruaraidh Sackville Hamilton, Steve Hughes, Nigel Maxted   +2 more
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Conserving bats and their foraging habitats

(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) No abstract provided.
Frick, Winifred F., De Wit, Luz A., Ibarra, Ana, Lear, Kristen, O'Mara, M. Teague   +4 more
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The role of conserved forages in the nutrition of the dairy cow

Livestock Production Science, 1978
Abstract Forages are universally popular ingredients in dairy rations because of (1) their agronomic properties, (2) their economy as sources of energy and essential nutrients, and (3) their physiological role in digestion. The contribution that forages make in support of milk production is limited by the cow's capacity for feed intake, especially in
A. Ekern, G. MacLeod
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Simulation of forage harvest and conservation on dairy farms

Agricultural Systems, 1985
Abstract A computer model was developed to simulate forage systems on dairy farms. The model simulated alfalfa growth, corn silage and corn grain yields, harvest, storage, feeding and ration formulation for a dairy herd. A 26-year series of historical weather data from East Lansing, Michigan, was used to compare management and technological ...
P. Savoie, L.D. Parsch, C.A. Rotz, R.C. Brook, J.R. Black   +4 more
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Conservation and enrichment of forages by ensiling with poultry excreta

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 1995
Abstract In this study, ensiling of poultry manure with some tropical forages was investigated as a management option for poultry wastes. Water hyacinth (Eichhornia cassipes) and Guinea grass (Panicum maximum) were ensiled with caged layer excreta (CLE) to enhance the nutritional value of the resultant fodder.
R. Mson, A.Y. Sangodoyin
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INFLUENCE OF HARVESTING AND CONSERVATION PRACTICES ON FORAGE QUALITY

Canadian Journal of Plant Science, 1983
Mechanization of the harvesting, handling and storage of forage crops has undergone major development in recent years which has resulted in the availability of a variety of systems for both hay and silage. In spite of these developments, a significant proportion of the potential crop, in terms of both quantity and quality, is lost in the field, during
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