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Apparent digestibility and nitrogen utilization of maize silage harvested at three stages of maturity and fed to beef cattle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

E.M. Browne ,
M.J. Bryant  and
D.E. Beever
E.M. Browne
Affiliation:
The University of Reading, Department of Agriculture, Earley Gate, PO Box 236, Reading RG6 6AT, UK
M.J. Bryant
Affiliation:
The University of Reading, Department of Agriculture, Earley Gate, PO Box 236, Reading RG6 6AT, UK
D.E. Beever
Affiliation:
The University of Reading, Department of Agriculture, Earley Gate, PO Box 236, Reading RG6 6AT, UK
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Development of early maturing forage maize varieties has enabled the crop to be grown in more marginal areas of the UK, consequently the crop is harvested at a range of maturities and dry matter (DM) concentrations. Digestibility of maize silage DM is reported to remain relatively constant over a wide range of maturities; however very mature maize is known to suffer reduced DM digestibility (Bal, Coors and Shaver, 1997). The objective of this experiment was to measure nutrient digestibility of maize silage harvested at stages of maturity commonly experienced in the UK.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 1999 , 1999 , pp. 82
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 1999

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Bal, M.A., Coors, J.G. and Shaver, R.D. 1997. Impact of the maturity of corn for use as silage in the diets of dairy cows on intake, digestion, and milk production. Journal of Dairy Science 80: 2497–2503.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed