The effect of drying and partial neutralization of grass silage on voluntary intake by sheep
The experiment was carried out to provide information on the effect of drying and partial neutralization of direct cut grass silages on voluntary intake by sheep. It was designed as a 4 x 4 latin square comparison of four dietary treatments with four castrated Finnish Landrace rams. The DM content o...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Scientific Agricultural Society of Finland
1992-03-01
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| Series: | Agricultural and Food Science |
| Online Access: | https://journal.fi/afs/article/view/72437 |
| Summary: | The experiment was carried out to provide information on the effect of drying and partial neutralization of direct cut grass silages on voluntary intake by sheep. It was designed as a 4 x 4 latin square comparison of four dietary treatments with four castrated Finnish Landrace rams. The DM content of the dried silage was 81.6 %. There were two levels of neutralization in the experiment: either 8 or 16 g of sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) was mixed with the silages. The lower level of neutralization raised the silage pH from 3.95 to 4.36 and the higher level took it up to 5.57. Both the drying of silage and the addition of 16 g of NaHC03 produced a significant (P |
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| ISSN: | 1459-6067 1795-1895 |