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Principles of Silage Making

author(s) Manyawu, Godfrey - Chakoma, Irenie - gwezuva, kasirayi - Gwiriri, Lovemore - Moyo, Siboniso
from International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
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Godfrey Manyawu, Irenie Chakoma, kasirayi gwezuva, Lovemore Gwiriri, Siboniso Moyo. (23/7/2015). Principles of Silage Making. Nairobi, Kenya: International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
Principles of Silage Making

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Abstract

Owing to the seasonal nature of rainfall in the subtropics,
rangeland and planted pasture only supply high quality
green forage for a quarter of the year, leaving animals to
struggle with poor quality forage for the rest of the year.
At a high producing farm, there is need to conserve high
quality forage in large quantities and quality, sufficient to
last an entire 5-6 months of dry season. Silage provides a
means to conserve forage in as near a form to the original forage as possible. Due to its high production costs, it
is mostly used on high return enterprises, e.g. dairying

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