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Frequently Asked Questions

• What are the protein levels of untreated corn silage?

  Crude protein levels of untreated corn silage range from less than 6% to over 10% of dry matter depending on environmental conditions, fertilization, hybrid, and maturity. Corn silage is used for feeding all dairy cattle on the farm: growing animals, dry cows, and lactating cows. It must be supplemented with protein, minerals]

• How to feed corn silage to high producing cows?

  Because of its high grain content, feeding strategy for corn silage fed to high producing cows differs from most other forages. Corn silage quality factors that are important to consider when balancing rations are energy content, NDF content, NDF digestibility, length of cut, starch content, and starch digestibility.

• How to predict the energy content of silage?

  The acid detergent fiber (ADF) content of silage is the most common method used by commercial feed testing laboratories to predict energy content. As ADF decreases, the digestibility and therefore the energy content increases. This method offers low cost and rapid turnaround, which are requirements for balancing animal rations.

• How to reduce the nitrate content in the silage?

  However, ensiling and good practices can reduce the nitrate level in the silage. Maize plants at the time of harvest should be neither too wet nor too dry, in order to promote good fermentation and reduce the nitrate content of the silage. A well-managed 3-5 week ensiling period can reduce nitrate content by 40%.

• What are the protein levels of untreated corn silage?

  Crude protein levels of untreated corn silage range from less than 6% to over 10% of dry matter depending on environmental conditions, fertilization, hybrid, and maturity. Corn silage is used for feeding all dairy cattle on the farm: growing animals, dry cows, and lactating cows. It must be supplemented with protein, minerals]

• How to feed corn silage to high producing cows?

  Because of its high grain content, feeding strategy for corn silage fed to high producing cows differs from most other forages. Corn silage quality factors that are important to consider when balancing rations are energy content, NDF content, NDF digestibility, length of cut, starch content, and starch digestibility.

• What determines the energy content of corn silage?

  The energy content of corn silage is primarily determined by the amount and digestibility of fiber. Grain content also affects energy content, although it is possible for a corn silage with less than 30% grain to have a higher energy content than a corn silage with more than 50% grain due to differences in stover digestibility.

• What are the requirements for the analysis of silage?

  All methods require that the sample being analyzed is representative of the silage that is being offered to the animal. Therefore, representative samples must be obtained from the silo and the samples must be handled properly prior to analysis.