Setala, J. and Seppala, J. and Pulli, S. and Poutiainen, E. (1979) Preliminary studies on the conservation of whole sorghum and corn plant and sugar corn stover for silage. Journal of the Scientific Agricultural Society of Finland, 51 (3). pp. 222-228.
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Whole maize plants and maize stover were ensiled in stacks covered with plastics and soil and sorghum was ensiled in a tower silo. The fodder, 1400 to 3100 kg, was chopped finely and ensiled without preservatives. The nutritive value was determined by means of digestibility trials with sheep after 6-15 weeks; intense secondary fermentation occurred, the sugar content decreased and fermentation losses increased, especially in maize silage. Urea was added before the silage was given to sheep after 6 to 15 weeks but this decreased palatability. Digestible crude protein contents, inclusive of urea, were 62, 86 and 75 g/kg DM, respectively, and energy values were 0.72, 0.72 and 0.63 feed units/kg DM
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Author Affiliation: | Department of Animal Husbandry, University of Helsinki, 00710 Helsinki 71, Finland |
| Subjects: | Crop Improvement |
| Divisions: | Maize Sorghum |
| Depositing User: | Ms K Syamalamba |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Mar 2012 10:45 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Mar 2012 10:45 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/4371 |
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