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The effects of formic acid and rate of drying in the field on the efficiency of conservation and on energy and protein retention of growing steers given grass silage

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 November 2017

E. Charmley  and
C. Thomas
E. Charmley
Affiliation:
Grassland Research Institute, Hurley, Maidenhead, Berks. SL6 5LR
C. Thomas
Affiliation:
Grassland Research Institute, Hurley, Maidenhead, Berks. SL6 5LR
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In a previous experiment the wilting of herbage prior to ensiling had no effect on the efficiency of utilisation of silage for animal production. The direct-cut material was conserved with formic acid and wilting was relatively prolonged (65 h) to achieve an increase in dry matter (DM) content of 226 g DM/kg. The objective of the present experiment was to examine the effect of formic acid with direct-cut silage and the rate of wilting of herbage on losses in conservation and on energy and protein retention by growing steers.

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Nutrition
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1984 , March 1984 , pp. 114
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1984

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