The benefits with grassland mixtures
Today our seed mixtures usually contain a mix of maximum four species. Then why is it better to sow mixtures than monocultures? Because...
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Healthy fatty acids in forage
Forage has a healthier fatty acid composition than cereal based concentrates. Forage contains the unsaturated linoleic and α-linolenic...
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Bacteria, fungus and mould in forage
Silage with a DM concentration below 35% is conserved by lactic acid producing bacteria that produces lactic acid with a subsequent...
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Dusty forage cause respiratory disorders
Feeding silage instead of hay is commonly recommended to horses with respiratory disorders. It reduces the amount of respirable particles...
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Legumes fix atmospheric nitrogen
Legumes’ ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen (N2) with the help of symbiotic soil bacteria makes them unique. They also become especially...
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Harvest date, harvest year and location have the greatest effect on forage nutritive quality
Fibre quality can be expressed as iNDF (indigestible fibre) and iNDF increases with stage of maturity of grass. Weather like temperature...
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Calculate from kg DM to kg feed
The dry matter (DM) content of forage is the dry material that is left when the water content of the forage has been deducted (Figure 1)....
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Wrapped bales – Horsewrap vs. standard film
Horsewrap is a stronger stretch film developed for bale wrapping of haylage for horses and should be able to handle the sharper and...
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Store round bales standing
The plastic film for silage/haylage bales is a stretch film which becomes a bit sticky when it is stretched, this makes the plastic layers...
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Forage and horses’ mineral requirements
Minerals are divided into major minerals and trace elements, and calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), magnesium (Mg), sodium (Na) and potassium...
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