Advanced Corn Silage Production 605. Circle all correct answers and Discuss. 1. With corn silage, high grain yield reduces fiber production per acre. a. True. b. Likely. c. Doubtful. d. False. e. Conditional. 2. Delaying harvest decreases digestibility of NDF from corn silage. a. True. b. Likely. c. Doubtful. d. False. e. Conditional. 3. More mature corn silage has less NDF only because it is d...

introduction ensiling is less dependent to weather condition and farmers are trying to ensile forages for preserving them for livestock feeding. ensiling legumes because of their buffering capacity and high moisture content are difficult. also, ensiling alfalfa will lose up to %85 of its nitrogen content as non-protein nitrogen. adding some additives like carbohydrate sources will improve alfal...

The effect feeding olive-pulp silage (OPS) for 120 days on several blood attributes was studied using 16 rams allotted to two diets consisting of 70% corn silage or 70% OPS. Olive-pulp silage feeding resulted in lower serum total protein, alanine aminotransferase, calcium and phosphorus levels and higher glucose concentration compared to the corn silage diet. Body weight and other blood attribu...

Forty-five energy balances were completed with 12 multiparous, lactating Holstein cows in a study designed to determine the energy content of wet corn distillers grains. Treatments were applied in a repeated switchback design and consisted of total mixed diets containing 31.4% corn silage, 18.4% alfalfa hay, and either 30.7% rolled corn and 16.7% soybean meal or 17.0% rolled corn and 31.2% wet ...

Two finishing trials were conducted to determine the effects of adding different types of corn bran, a component of corn gluten feed, on cattle performance. In Trial 1, 60 English crossbred yearling steers (283 +/- 6.7 kg) were used in a completely randomized design with four dietary treatments. Treatments were diets with no corn bran, dry corn bran (86% DM), wet corn bran (37% DM), and rehydra...

This study was evaluated the effects of different carbohydrate sources on fermentation profiles, chemical compositions, and correlation profiles compositions with water-soluble (WSC) alfalfa (Medicago sativa) silage. Alfalfa harvested at early flowering stage from third cutting in September 2018, wilted to 32% dry matter (DM) chopped into 1–2 cm pieces. Treatments included addition pectin (PEC)...

The great importance of legume hay is recognized by everyone interested in livestock production. Because of this importance, it is highly desirable to obtain data on the nutritive value of the proteins in these hays when they are fed alone and when fed in combination with the protein of corn and other farm-grown grains. It is apparent that the great value of legume hays in stock feeding is larg...

Eight ruminally cannulated multiparous Holstein cows that were part of a larger production trial were used to study the effects of varying dietary ratios of alfalfa silage (AS) to corn silage (CS) on omasal flow of nutrients and microbial protein. Cows were blocked by DIM and randomly assigned to 2 replicated 4 x 4 Latin squares (28-d periods). Diets fed contained (dry matter basis): A) 51% AS,...

The effects of supplementation with grass silage and replacement of some corn in the concentrate with soybean meal (SBM) on milk production, and milk fatty acid (FA) profiles were evaluated in a replicated 4 x 4 Latin square study using 16 dairy cows grazing pasture composed of ryegrass, Kentucky bluegrass, and white clover. Each experimental period lasted for 3 wk. The 4 dietary treatments wer...

Published in Agron. J. 103:1106–1114 (2011) Posted online 5 May 2011 doi:10.2134/agronj2011.0054 Copyright © 2011 by the American Society of Agronomy, 5585 Guilford Road, Madison, WI 53711. All rights reserved. No part of this periodical may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retri...