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Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
1986; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 86-320-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 494; Beef; Moisture; Quality; Digestibility
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Effect Of Moisture And Bale Type On Alfalfa Hay Quality And Digestibility, A. Laytimi, C. Grimes, K. Bolsen
Effect Of Moisture And Bale Type On Alfalfa Hay Quality And Digestibility, A. Laytimi, C. Grimes, K. Bolsen
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Third cutting alfalfa was baled in large rectangular bales (1,400 to 1,800 lb) and in small conventional bales (70 to 90 lb) at three moisture levels: low 00%), medium (16%), and high (22%). During 120 days of storage under a roof, the high moisture, large bales heated the most, reaching 1280 F by 2 days post-baling in a first peak and 133 ÌŠF in a second peak by the 11th day. Moderate heating occurred in the high moisture, small bales (l08° F) and medium moisture, large bales (103 ÌŠF). Only the high moisture bales, either small or large, had significant …