Maize silage for dairy cows
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This paper reviews the use of maize silage in pastoral dairying systems in New Zealand. The evolution of dairying systems to make profitable use of maize silage and other supplementary feeds has occurred during the last decade in conjunction with an increased use of maize silage. When used within recommended levels of feeding, maize silage provides a low cost source of starch and fibre which complements pasture well for much of the year. Balancing dietary deficiencies in protein, minerals, and in some cases fibre, will optimise milksolids production at high levels of maize silage supplementation. Targets for good quality maize silage include a dry matter content of 28-35%, an energy content of 10.8 MJME/ kgDM, a protein content of 7-8%, and a pH of 3.8 to 4.5. Opportunities for further productivity gains exist through further intensification of dairying systems using high-yielding crops. Keywords: dairy cow, feed quality, maize silage, nutrition
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Progressing maturity of maize crop during grain-filling increases content of DM and starch, and decreases content of NDF and CP.
“The progressing maturity of the maize crop during the grain-filling period increases the content of DM and starch, and decreases the content of NDF and CP.27,32,33”
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The ‘Crop maturity and nutrient content’ discussion says that as maize matures, DM and starch increase while whole-plant fibre and protein decrease. It does not specifically establish a decline in NDF: Table 3 reports ADF, rather than NDF, across maturity levels. (LLM, conf=0.82)
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Khan, N. A., Yu, P., Ali, M., Cone, J. W., & Hendriks, W. H. (2015) · Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture · doi:10.1002/jsfa.6703 · Cited by 251 · see citing works
- Authors
- Kolver, E. S., Roche, J. R., Miller, D., & Densley, R.
- Corresponding author
- Kolver, E.S.
- Venue
- Proceedings of the New Zealand Grassland Association
- Publisher
- New Zealand Grassland Association
- Published
- 2001-01-01
- Pages
- 195-201
- ISSN
- 0369-3902 (ISSN-L)
- 1179-4577
- OpenAlex
- W2493302997
- Cited by
- 59
- References
- 7
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- FWCI
- 3.90
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Proceedings of the New Zealand Grassland Association (publishedVersion)
- eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania) (submittedVersion)
- Figshare (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Forestry › Pasture and Agricultural Systems
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
- Keywords
- corn silage, dairy cattle, supplementary feeding, silage quality, feed quality, dairy intensification
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