Marrow-stem kale silage

1 January 1947

journal article
research article
Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Journal of Agricultural Science

Vol. 37 (1) , 77-80
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0021859600013101

Abstract

Kale silage was made in five large silos and the losses of dry matter and kale constituents determined.The losses of dry matter averaged 33%, of N-free extract 41% and of crude protein 34%.The percentage losses are higher than with wellmade grass silage, but, nevertheless, the yields of silage (and animal nutrients) per acre compare very favourably with those of other crops, including grass.Inclusion of straw in kale silage did not reduce losses of dry matter; it merely reduced slightly the quantity of water lost.

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The losses of dry matter and digestible nutrients in low-temperature silage, with and without added molasses or mineral acids
The Journal of Agricultural Science, 1937