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Forage Preservation Method Influences Alfalfa Nutritive Value and Feeding Characteristics

^a Dep. of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, 119 C.E. Barnhart Building, Univ. of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546
^b Dep. of Plant and Soil Sciences, 113 Dorman Hall, Mississippi State, MS 39762

View larger version (27K): [in a new window]   Fig. 1. Temperature profiles of alfalfa round bale silage prepared with two, four, and six layers of plastic film ensiled at two forage moisture levels, and a field-dried hay control in Trial 1, as compared with the ambient air temperature. Hay was baled at 166 g kg–1 dry matter.

View larger version (21K): [in a new window]   Fig. 2. Temperature profiles of alfalfa round bale silage prepared with two, four, and six layers of plastic film, and a field-dried hay control in Trial 2, as compared with the ambient air temperature. Bales were ensiled at 613 g kg–1 moisture and hay was baled at 198 g kg–1 moisture.