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Silage is a fermented crop with a low dry matter content. It is cut at a relatively early stage of development and stored under anaerobic conditions (clamp or big bale). Haylage is similar to silage but is often cut at a more mature stage and is typically baled. Haylage has a higher pH and DM than silage and can often be of more variable quality. With horses haylage is typically preferred (by owners) to silage.
Silage is a fermented crop with a low dry matter content. It is cut at a relatively early stage of development and stored under anaerobic conditions (clamp or big bale). Haylage is similar to silage but is often cut at a more mature stage and is typically baled. Haylage has a higher pH and DM than silage and can often be of more variable quality. With horses haylage is typically preferred (by owners) to silage.
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{| class="wikitable"
Silage 20 – 40
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(20-30 clamp)
! !! DM (%) !! ME (MJ/kg DM) !! CP (g/kg DM)!! pH
(30-40 bale) 9.5 - 12 120 - 190 3.8 - 4.8
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Haylage 50 - 60 9 - 11.5 75 - 110 4.5 - 5.5
|Silage || 15 - 20 (20-30 clamp)(40-50 bale)|| 9.5 - 12 ||120 - 190 || 3.8 - 4.8
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|Haylage || 50-60 || 9 - 11.5 || 75 - 110 || 4.5 - 5.5
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===Associated Problems===<!----Write below this line--->
===Associated Problems===<!----Write below this line--->
Clostridia. Listeriosis. Acidosis. Moulds/mycotoxins. Poor fermentation (pH > 4.8) or too acidic (pH < 3.8).
Clostridia. Listeriosis. Acidosis. Moulds/mycotoxins. Poor fermentation (pH > 4.8) or too acidic (pH < 3.8).
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==Hay== <!----Write below this line--->
==Hay== <!----Write below this line--->