What’s New with Corn Silage?
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High quality whole-plant corn silage (WPCS) contributes greatly to supplying the energy, starch and forage neutral detergent fi ber needs of high-producing dairy cows, reducing purchased feed costs from expensive grain and byproduct supplements, and genera ng milk revenues for dairy producers throughout the world. The purpose of this paper is to review selected recent developments and considera ons for WPCS. Refer to Figure 1 for an overview of the factors that infl uence the nutri ve value of WPCS.
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