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The Digestibility of Fodder Maize and Maize Silage

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

C. E. Harris
C. E. Harris
Affiliation:
The Grassland Research Institute, Hurley, Berkshire
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Summary

The dry-matter and organic-matter digestibilities of eight samples of fodder maize and five samples of maize silage were measured, using sheep. The maizes were harvested and ensiled in such a way that comparisons could be made between the digestibilities of either the same maturity types, harvested on different dates, or of different maturity types harvested on the same date, or of maize and silage made from similar material. The total range of organic matter digestibility for all types of maize on all dates was within the range 70·6 to 75·2 per cent. The digestibilities of maize silages were found to be slightly lower than those of the original materials.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 1 , Issue 2 , April 1965 , pp. 121 - 123
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1965

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