Silage ME results down, but don't show whole picture

摘要

A mild winter and cold spring led to lower silage metabolisable energy (ME) levels due to increased first-cut grass maturity.This is according to Trouw Nutrition's Silage Watch analysis of 850 farms, which averaged an ME of 10.8MJ/kgDM.The overall picture showed average quality similar to last year, but there were fewer high-quality samples, explained Trouw Nutrition ruminant specialist Tom Goatman.He told delegates at the Livestock Event that, generally, neutral detergent fibre (NDF) levels were higher, crops were drier at 31.2°/o DM and intake was similar.