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Marrow-stem kale silage

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

W. S. Ferguson
W. S. Ferguson
Affiliation:
Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd., Jealott's Hill Reasearch Station, Backnell, Berks
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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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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 37 , Issue 1 , January 1947 , pp. 77 - 80
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1947

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