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Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 86-94-S; Report of progress (Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station); 484; Dairy; Moisture level; Bale size; Alfalfa hay; Dry matter; Intake
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Effect Of Moisture Level And Bale Size On Alfalfa Hay Quality (1985), A. Laytimi, C. Grimes, K.K. Bolsen
Effect Of Moisture Level And Bale Size On Alfalfa Hay Quality (1985), A. Laytimi, C. Grimes, K.K. Bolsen
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Third cutting alfalfa was baled in large I-ton rectangular bales and in small conventional bales at three moisture levels, low (10%), medium (16%), and high (22%). During 120 days of storage under a roof, the high-moisture, large bales heated the most, reaching 128 ÌŠ F by 2 days post baling in a first peak and 133 ÌŠF in a second peak by the 11 th day. Moderate heating occurred in the high-moisture, small bales (l08° F) and medium-moisture, large bales(103 ÌŠF). Only the high-moisture, small and large bales had significant loss of dry matter during storage. Also, heating decreased the …