Satellite Symposium 2: Silage
Description
Patterson et al. (2004) obtained positive milk production responses to the inclusion of maize silage in grass silage-based diets under Northern Ireland conditions. By contrast, while inclusion of fermented whole crop wheat increased total forage intake, it had no significant effect on milk production of dairy cows. More recently, a newer technique has been developed of harvesting the wheat crop at high DM content, with milling of the grain during harvesting and treatment with an urea/urease mixture at ensiling (alkalage treatment). The aim of the present study was to investigate the milk production potential of high DM whole crop wheat as a partial replacement for grass silage.
Citation
Patterson, D. C. and Kilpatrick, D. J., "The Effects of Maize and Whole Crop Wheat Silages and Quality of Grass Silage on the Performance of Lactating Dairy Cows" (2023). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 85.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/20/satellitesymposium2/85
Included in
Agricultural Science Commons, Agronomy and Crop Sciences Commons, Plant Biology Commons, Plant Pathology Commons, Soil Science Commons, Weed Science Commons
The Effects of Maize and Whole Crop Wheat Silages and Quality of Grass Silage on the Performance of Lactating Dairy Cows
Patterson et al. (2004) obtained positive milk production responses to the inclusion of maize silage in grass silage-based diets under Northern Ireland conditions. By contrast, while inclusion of fermented whole crop wheat increased total forage intake, it had no significant effect on milk production of dairy cows. More recently, a newer technique has been developed of harvesting the wheat crop at high DM content, with milling of the grain during harvesting and treatment with an urea/urease mixture at ensiling (alkalage treatment). The aim of the present study was to investigate the milk production potential of high DM whole crop wheat as a partial replacement for grass silage.
