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Silage is the material produced by controlled fermentation, under anaerobic conditions, of chopped crop residues or forages with high moisture contents. Desirable characteristics of material used in ...

Former athlete Japheth Mutai prepares silage used for feeding animals at his Kipkenyo Kazi mingi farm in Kapseret Constituency Uasin Gishu County. [Peter Ochieng, Standard] Silage is an important part ...

Unseasonably mild weather keeps grass growing and cows calving smoothly, but will the good fortune last through the winter?

With winter closing in, farmers must be looking at the best feeding options for their herd to ensure optimum diet ...

Fat is an important ingredient that has a material impact on the nutritional value, texture, taste, shelf-life and producer price of milk. However, milk products are a significant source of saturated ...

With grass silage costing as much as €250/t of dry matter to produce, no farm can afford to make mistakes when making, harvesting or clamping the crop. If you have ticked all of the boxes in an effort ...

Grass was ensiled on four occasions and two studies were carried out to evaluate the effects of formic acid and a partially-neutralised blend of aliphatic organic acids on both silage characteristics ...

Twenty-four autumn-calved cows, offered a grass-silage based diet, were used to evaluate the influence of varying dietary concentrations of absorbable lysine and methionine. Cows were blocked on ...