Offered Papers Theme A: Efficient Production from Grassland
Description
Forage contributes about 73% and 95% of the diets of ruminants fattened on grain supplements and on natural ranges respectively (Sarwar & Nisa, 1998). Napier grass is one of the highest yielding tropical forage grasses and was shown to provide a good quality silage when it was supplemented with molasses, as the fermentation quality was not affected by the high storage temperature (40oC). The objectives of this study were to determine the chemical composition of silages when ensiled alone or mixed with additives.
Citation
Aganga, A. A.; Omphile, U. J.; and Baitshotlhi, J. C., "Nutrient Composition of Napier Grass (Pennisetum purpureum) and Napier Grass Silages Made with Different Additives" (2023). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 367.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/20/themeA/367
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Nutrient Composition of Napier Grass (Pennisetum purpureum) and Napier Grass Silages Made with Different Additives
Forage contributes about 73% and 95% of the diets of ruminants fattened on grain supplements and on natural ranges respectively (Sarwar & Nisa, 1998). Napier grass is one of the highest yielding tropical forage grasses and was shown to provide a good quality silage when it was supplemented with molasses, as the fermentation quality was not affected by the high storage temperature (40oC). The objectives of this study were to determine the chemical composition of silages when ensiled alone or mixed with additives.
