Follow up on colourful haylage bales
We got some questions on how much the different colours of the plastic film for haylage/silage bales affect the feed quality. Trioplast...
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Colourful haylage bales
Today it’s common to see wrapped bales in several different colours and the different colours support different foundations, which is...
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Tall fescue has lower digestibility than timothy/meadow fescue
In this Finnish study two grass leys were compared, a mixture of timothy (Phleum pratense) and meadow fescue (Festuca pratensis) and a...
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Vitamin E and A in forage for horses
Vitamins are essential organic compounds and they exist in small amounts in natural feeds. They are divided into fat soluble vitamins A,...
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Correct wrapping gives airtight bales
When wrapping bales it is useful to stretch the plastic film about 70%; draw two parallel lines with a felt pen with 10 cm apart on the...
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Correct driving technique gives better bales and higher profitability
To get an even density of the bale the swath has to be even. The bale gets a straight profile and even density if the swath is a little...
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Cut or long-stemmed forage – does it make a difference to the horse?
Wrapped forages for horses are usually conserved long-stemmed, for other animals it is more common to cut or chop the forage before baling...
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Harvest date most important for protein and fibre in red clover
Red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) is protein rich and relatively risk-free to grow. The later the stage of maturity the lower protein...
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Additives for the ensiling process
Additives in silage are to help the ensiling process and they can be chemical in the form of organic acids, for example formic acid, or...
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Hygienic quality of haylage autumn and spring
Making haylage instead of silage can imply a higher risk of mould growth in the bales. Haylage is drier and in wrapped forages with DM...
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