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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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DM (%) ME (MJ/kg DM) CP (g/kg DM) pH
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Silage 20 – 40
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(20-30 clamp)
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!  !! 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
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|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--->
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