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1980; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station); 377; Beef; Alfalfa silage; Dry matter; Temperature; Fermentation; Stability
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Ensila Plus, Sila-Lator, And Silo-Guard For Alfalfa Silage, K. Bolsen, H. Ilg
Ensila Plus, Sila-Lator, And Silo-Guard For Alfalfa Silage, K. Bolsen, H. Ilg
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Four alfalfa silages (34 to 37% DM) were made May 30 and 31, 1979, as follows: 1) no additive (control), 2) 3 ounces of Ensila Plus per ton, 3) 1.0 lb of Si1a-1ator per ton, and 4) 1.5 1b of Silo-Guard per ton. Silos were opened after 51 days and each was fed to 41 bred, yearling heifers (one pen of 20 and one pen of 21) during a 26-day trial (July 21 to August 16, 1979). All heifers also received 2.0 1bs daily of a grain mix that contained 200 mg of Rumensin for one pen fed each silage …