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Examples of silage
silage
They are tempted by the offer of unlimited silage just through the corral gates.
From the gazetteherald.co.uk
The corncrake nests in meadows where farmers grow long grass for hay and silage.
From the newscientist.com
In summer, hay and silage have to be made for feeding to the cattle in winter.
From the dailymail.co.uk
All the cases involved a group of young cattle being fattened on maize silage.
From the guardian.co.uk
Brunjes said cornfields cut for silage are good late-season food sources for doves.
From the courier-journal.com
In New York state, some 460,000 acres produced 8.28 million tons of silage in 2006.
From the sciencedaily.com
Harvest of silage crops is rapidly progressing as early planted crops mature.
From the fresnobee.com
Maize used for silage is harvested while the plant is green and the fruit immature.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The study showed that red clover is highly recommendable as raw material for silage.
From the sciencedaily.com
- Fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial fermentation as in a silo
- Silage is fermented, high-moisture fodder that can be fed to ruminants (cud-chewing animals like cattle and sheep) or used as a biofuel feedstock for anaerobic digesters. ...
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- Fermented green forage fodder stored in a silo
- Prepared by chopping green forage (grass, legumes, field corn, etc.) into an airtight chamber, where it is compressed to exclude air and undergoes an acid fermentation that retards spoilage. Contains about 65 percent moisture.
- Forage or fodder that is usually chopped, then stored and allowed to ferment until it reaches an acidic level that preserves the silage.
- (animal science) A crop that has been preserved in a moist, succulent condition by partial fermentation in a tight container (silo) above or below ground. The chief crops stored in this way are corn (the whole plant), sorghum, and various legumes and grasses. ...
- Fermented, high-moisture feed for dairy cows, made from corn and grass crops.
- Feed preserved by an anaerobic fermentation process (e.g., corn silage, haylage, high moisture corn). See Ensile.
