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A short survey of key silage-making practices on Northern Ireland dairy farms, and farmer perceptions of factors influencing silage quality

open access: yesIrish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research, 2022
Northern Ireland dairy farmers (n = 174) were surveyed to identify key silage-making practices, and factors perceived to influence the quality of grass silage made on their farms. The majority of farmers (65%) harvested grass for silage three times/year:
C.P. Ferris, A.S. Laidlaw, A.R.G. Wylie
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KUALITAS DAGING DOMBA YANG DIBERI PAKAN SILASE LIMBAH SAYURAN

open access: yesJurnal Ilmiah Peternakan Terpadu, 2018
The objective of this research is to get information the quality of lamb meat fed with vegetables waste silage. The experiments was conducted using 24 local male sheep 8 - 10 months old with weight between 15 - 20 kg.
Aaf Falahudin, O. Imanudin
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Intake, growth and feed conversion efficiency of finishing beef cattle offered diets based on triticale, maize or grass silages, or ad libitum concentrates [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
peer-reviewedThe intake, growth and feed conversion efficiency of finishing cattle offered whole-crop triticale silage, harvested at different stubble heights, or maize silage, supplemented with different amounts and forms of crude protein, were ...
O'Kiely, Padraig
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Effect of elephant grass and sugarcane tail mixed silage on apparent digestibility, lactation performance and serum biochemical index of buffalo

open access: yesSiliao yanjiu, 2021
The experiment studied the effect of mixed storage of elephant grass and sugarcane tail on fermentation quality of silage and the effect of silage on the apparent digestibility, lactation performance and serum biochemical index of buffalo.
Li-juan PENG   +7 more
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Comparative analysis of silage fermentation and digestibility of tropical grass prepared with and species producing cellulases [PDF]

open access: yesAsian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2018
Objective To find out ways of improving fermentation quality of silage, the comparative analysis of fermentation characteristics and in vitro digestibility of tropical grasses silage applied with cellulases produced from Acremonium or Tricoderma species ...
Waroon Khota   +3 more
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Yield and nutritive value of the silage of corn intercropped with tropical perennial grasses [PDF]

open access: yesPesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 2017
: The objective of this work was to compare the yield and nutritive value of the silage of corn intercropped with palisade grass (Urochloa brizantha 'Marandu') or guinea grass (Megathyrsus maximus 'Tanzânia') with those of the silage of monocropped corn,
Nídia Raquel Costa   +7 more
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Factors influencing the conservation characteristics of baled and precision-chop grass silages [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
peer-reviewedThe composition of baled silage on Irish farms frequently differs from that of comparable precision-chop silage. This paper concerns a field-scale study designed to investigate: (a) the effects of number of layers (2, 4, 6 or 8) of ...
McEniry, Joseph   +2 more
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Metabolism and hindgut ecosystem in forage fed sedentary and athletic horses [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The objective of this thesis was to study the effects of forage crude protein content and forage conservation method on metabolism and hindgut ecosystem, abrupt feed changes and exercise response.
Muhonen, Sara
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STUDY OF TRACE AND ULTRATRACE ELEMENTS IN SILAGE INTENDED FOR CATTLE NUTRITION

open access: yesSlovenian Veterinary Research, 2016
Grass silage and maize silage are important sources of trace and ultratrace elements in cattle nutrition. Data regarding the function, metabolism and deposition, content in feed and animal requirements, as well as some parts of risk assessment, are still
Katarina Pavšič Vrtač   +4 more
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Nitrogen Fertilizer Application in Grass–Clover Elevated Nitrate Leaching in the Follow‐on Maize Crop

open access: yesJournal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background: Grass–clover and silage maize are key for dairy feed production and frequently occur within the same crop rotations. Fertilizer management in grass–clover may leave residual effects that influence both environmental outcomes and the performance of subsequent maize crops.
Henrik Thers   +3 more
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