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	G4590 Corn Silage, MU Extension
		Corn silage is a popular forage for ruminant animals because it is high in energy and digestibility and is easily adapted to mechanization from the stand-crop to time of feeding.
		Ratio of grain per ton of silage fluctuates widely and this is an important consideration in estimating silage feeding values or costs of corn silage.
		Silage from immature corn usually is higher in moisture, does not ferment in the same manner, frequently has a sour odor and is more laxative when fed in large quantities.
	extension.missouri.edu /explore/agguides/crops/g04590.htm (3384 words)

	Silage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Silage is fermented, high-moisture forage to be fed to ruminants, cud-chewing animals like cattle and sheep.
		Silage is most often made from grass crops, including corn (maize) or sorghum.
		Silage must be made from plant material with a suitable moisture content, which ranges from about 55% to 70% depending on the construction of the storage structure and hence the degree of compression and the amount of water that will be lost during storage.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Silage (795 words)

	silage. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		The crop most used for silage is corn; others are sorghum, sunflowers, legumes, and grass.
		In pit ensiling, compacted silage ferments in an unsealed underground enclosure.
		It is rich in carotene, an important source of vitamin A. A machine called an ensilage harvester cuts and chops the crop in one operation, preparing it for storage in the silo.
	www.bartleby.com /65/si/silage.html (192 words)

	Basic Principles
		Silage is the feedstuff produced by the fermentation of a crop, forage, or agricultural byproduct of generally greater than 50% moisture content.
		A well-preserved silage of high nutritional value is achieved by harvesting the crop at the proper stage of maturity; minimizing the activities of plant enzymes and undesirable, epiphytic microorganisms (i.e., those naturally present on the plant); and encouraging the dominance of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) (8).
		Finally, feeding rate and silage density determine the length of time the silage is exposed to oxygen prior to feedout, and the shorter the exposure time, the less likely a silage is to heat during the feedout phase.
	www.oznet.ksu.edu /pr_silage/basic_principles.htm (2018 words)

	G2061 Corn Silage for Beef Cattle, MU Extension
		The cost of a ton of corn silage at the feed bunk must be known before you can figure the cost of beef gains when silage is fed or compare the cost of nutrients in silage with their cost in alternate feeds such as corn grain.
		Silage is kept fresh and spoilage prevented on the feeding surface in upright silos if 2 inches of silage is removed daily in winter or 3 inches in summer.
		Silage fed in excess of this level is often poorly used and gives little reduction in the amount of grain needed for a unit of gain with this type ration.
	muextension.missouri.edu /xplor/agguides/ansci/g02061.htm (2566 words)

	G4590 Corn Silage, MU Extension
		Corn silage is a popular forage for ruminant animals because it is high in energy and digestibility and is easily adapted to mechanization from the stand-crop to time of feeding.
		Corn to be used for silage may be planted at a rate of 2,000 to 3,000 more stalks per acre than corn to be harvested for grain.
		Silage from immature corn usually is higher in moisture, does not ferment in the same manner, frequently has a sour odor and is more laxative when fed in large quantities.
	muextension.missouri.edu /explore/agguides/crops/g04590.htm (3376 words)

	Corn Germplasms for Silage Uses (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Wisconsin is the largest corn silage producing state in the U.S. Between 1989 and 1993, corn silage was grown on 570 000 to 950 000 acres, which accounted for 15 to 28 percent of the total corn acreage in Wisconsin.
		Corn silage is primarily an energy supplying forage with its nutritive value related to digestibility and factors that affect digestibility such as intake and fiber.
		Silage quality of dent corn has been reported to range from 54 to 86 percent dry matter digestibility, 7 to 11 percent crude protein, 23 to 43 percent acid detergent fiber, and 40 to 68 percent neutral detergent fiber.
	corn.agronomy.wisc.edu /AAdvice/1995/A004.html (1308 words)

	silage
		Silage was one of the greatest Christian bands to ever exsist.
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		So, technically, Parkway is not a renamed Silage as stated in PAJ; they are a different group with Horne at the helm.
	www.geocities.com /tiredofsteam/silage.html (784 words)

	Silage Fermentation and Preservation
		The critical difference between silage and haylage is the effect of moisture content of the forage during this two-week fermentation process.
		The silage face should be maintained as a smooth surface, perpendicular to the floor and side walls in bunker and trench silos.
		Since silage is a product resulting from the action of bacterial enzymes on the material stored, attempts have been made to alter or regulate silage fermentation through the addition of materials containing bacteria, yeasts and molds.
	www.ext.nodak.edu /extpubs/ansci/dairy/as1254w.htm (3578 words)

	Fish Silage
		Silage made from white fish offal does not contain much oil, but when it is made from fatty fish like herring it may be necessary to remove the oil at some stage.
		Silage made from white fish offal should be stirred as it is removed from the production tank to obtain a uniform batch, since a bone-rich layer tends to settle at the bottom of the tank after a time.
		Silage made from fatty fish is more homogeneous and there is little separation even after prolonged storage, but the oil in it deteriorates very rapidly; if the oil has to be removed and used for other purposes, it can be separated by heating and centrifuging.
	www.fao.org /wairdocs/tan/x5937E/x5937e01.htm (1527 words)

	Silage at opensource encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Silage is most often made from corn (maize).
		An advantage of tower silos is that the silage tends to pack well due to its own weight, except in the top few feet.
		Silage undergoes fermentation, typically beginning about 48 hours after the silo is filled.
	www.wiki.tatet.com /Silage.html (836 words)

	Corn Silage Management
		Efficient utilization of silage by livestock depends on the stage of maturity at which the crop is harvested.
		The hybrid used for corn silage should be of the proper maturity for the area in which it is grown.
		Some of the mechanical silage processors are installed on the field chopper and some are located at the storage site, where the corn silage may be rolled as it is unloaded for feeding.
	www.ext.nodak.edu /extpubs/ansci/dairy/as1253w.htm (1871 words)

	Silage.eu
		Silage can also be made from many other field crops, and other names (oatlage for oats, haylage for alfalfa) are sometimes used when this is done.
		Silage must be made from plant material with a suitable moisture content, which ranges from about 55% to 70% depending on the construction of the storage structure and hence the degree of compression and the amount of water that will be lost during storage.
		Silage may also be emptied into a bagger, which puts the silage into a large plastic bag that is laid out on the ground.
	www.silage.eu (992 words)

	Beef Cattle Production: Drought Corn Silage (Apr-03-00)
		Silage is often a good way to salvage cattle feed from a corn field that is cut short by drought.
		Silage made from drought-stricken corn has been shown to be nearly equal in feed value to well-eared corn.
		In other studies conducted at the same center,the value of drought silage was found to be 70 to 79% of normal silage when urea and soybean meal were fed as the source of supplemental protein, respectively.
	beef.unl.edu /stories/200004030.shtml (1798 words)

	silage - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about silage
		Silage is a fodder made of grass, corn, sunflowers, or other leafy material, which is preserved through fermentation in an airtight silo.
		A common winter feed for livestock, unlike hay silage can be harvested when ready, in almost all weather conditions.
		This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /silage (159 words)

	Biomax: Article: Silage inoculants
		Despite it's importance to the diet of dairy cows, the silage fermentation itself is difficult to control and the outcome both in terms of fermentation and feeding value is highly variable.
		Hansen's silage additives work by adding lactic acid bacteria to the forage which are twice as efficient at fermenting glucose and six times more efficient at fermenting fructose than the indigenous lactic acid bacteria on the forage, which are largely inefficient.
		In conclusion silage, which is a major constituent of the diet of dairy cows in most main milk producing countries, is a feed that varies greatly in quality, often for reasons outside the silage makers control.
	www.chr-hansen.com /biomax/article_silage_inoculants.html (968 words)

	AGR-173: Baling Forage Crops for Silage
		Round bale silage (or balage) is the product of cutting forage crops with conventional hay harvest equipment, allowing the forage to wilt to between 40 and 60 percent dry matter, baling the forage into tight bales, and quickly wrapping the bales in plastic so that oxygen is excluded.
		The dry matter levels recommended for baled silage are generally between 40 and 60 percent, covering the range between wilted silage and haylage.
		A typical silage bale (4 feet in diameter by 5 feet in length) should weigh 1,300 to 1,550 pounds and contain 600 to 650 pounds of dry matter, but it may weigh as much as a ton.
	www.ca.uky.edu /agc/pubs/agr/agr173/agr173.htm (2177 words)

	Silage Fermentation and Preservation
		The critical difference between silage and haylage is the effect of moisture content of the forage during this two-week fermentation process.
		The silage face should be maintained as a smooth surface, perpendicular to the floor and side walls in bunker and trench silos.
		Since silage is a product resulting from the action of bacterial enzymes on the material stored, attempts have been made to alter or regulate silage fermentation through the addition of materials containing bacteria, yeasts and molds.
	www.ag.ndsu.edu /pubs/ansci/dairy/as1254w.htm (3617 words)

	Estimating Silage Value to the Crop Producer, by Ray Massey - MO Commercial Ag
		Silage is the harvest of whole corn plants at 60 to 70% whole plant moisture with kernels at 1/2 milk line to fl layer.
		An expense that the farmer might incur because of silage harvest is increased fertilizer requirements due to removing additional nutrients from the land in the form of stover.
		These silage usually have 80 to 90 percent the feed value of high grain corn silage per unit of dry matter if the moisture content of the crop is 70 percent or less when harvested.
	agebb.missouri.edu /commag/crops/massey/silagevalue.htm (2045 words)

	Determining a Value For Silage Crops
		Since silages may contain 50 to 70% moisture, their amount of actual feed or dry matter varies greatly and should be taken into account.
		A suggestion is to compare them with either hay-crop silages or corn silage depending upon the stage of maturity when the small grain silage was harvested.
		Silage yield obtained at mid-point of the corn yield per acre range in column 1.
	www.ansc.purdue.edu /beef/Hendrix/silagecrop.htm (1003 words)

	Silage
		The silage innoculent Pioneer 11 88 (Powder form) is added to the silage to improve fermentation unless the silage is coming in very dry.
		The feed passages are 8ft wide and silage is fed by a Matbro TR200 with a shear grab attachment which helps to inhibit aerobic spoilage at the silo face.
		The level of lactic acid in the silage thus depends on the sugar level of the grass at cutting, the degree of wilting, the quality of sealing and the preservation.
	www.loughries.demon.co.uk /silage.html (1345 words)

	Interpretation and Use of Silage Fermentation Analysis Reports
		But, silage from a restricted fermentation usually is unstable when exposed to air because insufficient amounts of acid were produced to inhibit secondary microbial growth.
		Silages treated with ammonia also tend to have higher concentrations of acetic acid than untreated silage, because the fermentation is prolonged by the addition of the ammonia that raises pH.
		Silages high in butyric acid are usually low in nutritive value and have higher ADF and NDF levels because many of the soluble nutrients have been degraded.
	ag.udel.edu /anfs/faculty/kung/articles/interpretation_and_use_of_silage.htm (2113 words)

	Harvesting Hay and Silage
		Silage is forage preserved in an anaerobic (without air) environment with a pH of 3.6 to 5.0.
		Silage is made by fermentation at moisture levels between 40 and 85 percent.
		Silage stored at a 40 to 60 percent moisture level is called haylage.
	www.mda.state.mn.us /crp/harvest.htm (1385 words)

	silage
		The corn silage was ensiled in August, 1997, in an upright concrete stave silo.
		Silages were analyzed for dry matter (DM) at ensiling and sampled periodically throughout the experiment for nutrient analyses.
		Due to the wide variation of nutrient content of the silages and in an attempt to maximize the amount of silage used in the diets (Table 2), some variation existed in energy and protein content of the diets.
	www.ag.auburn.edu /aaes/communications/highlightsonline/spring01/spr_moss.html (1207 words)

	Forages: Harvest & Storage- Haylage & Corn Silage
		Corn silage is a popular forage crop due to palatability, high-energy density and single harvest convenience.
		Silage harvested at moisture percentages greater than 70% can result in seepage and an undesirable clostridia fermentation that results in butyric acid formation, high dry matter losses and poor feed quality, palatability and intake potential.
		Silage should be removed from horizontal silos by scraping the silage face from top to bottom with the loader bucket.
	www.omafra.gov.on.ca /english/crops/pub811/5lage.htm (3194 words)

	Corn Silage for Dairy Cows
		At least 4 to 6 inches of silage must be fed per day from the silo during the hot summer months to prevent spoilage of the silage face exposed to air.
		The amount of silage in a 4 inch layer in horizontal silos is given in Table 1.
		Spring-planted corn silage was compared to summer-planted forage sorghum silage and tropical corn silage for lactating cows.
	edis.ifas.ufl.edu /DS082 (2798 words)

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