About Our Product
What is Silage?
Silage is a fermented feed resulting from the storage of high moisture crops under anaerobic conditions in a structure called as silo. In brief, Silage is a high moisture fodder that farmers use to feed their domestic animals, especially during the dry season. Made up of grass, corn, maize, and others, silages are made by chopping the crops into small pieces and then storing them.
How it is prepared?
Silage is the term used for the product formed when any green plant material is put in a place where it can ferment in the absence of air. When green fodders are in plenty they are conserved as silage to meet the demand of good quality fodder during lean season.
Silage is the green succulent roughage preserved more or less in its original condition, with minimum deterioration and minimum loss of nutritive constituents of fodders. The process of conserving green fodder is called as ensilage. Silo is the receptacle in which silage is made. Green, fruity silage is the most palatable and nutritious type with a DM (dry matter) of 25-35%.
During ensiling, fermentation of sugars forms acids and breaks down some of the forage proteins into simpler compounds, including ammonia.
Benefits of Silage
- Silage makes the cattle healthy, increases the milk production, fat level in the milk, increases lactation, improves the digestive system of the cattle and it is healthy and good in taste for the cattle.
- One of the most cost-effective ways to feed cows
- Reduced reliance on bought-in feed from feeding wholesome, home-produced forage
- Improved returns from one of your farm’s main assets – your grass
- ‘Hidden’ benefits from a more forage-based diet – e.g. improved cow fertility and cow health (e.g. less acidosis) and lower vet bills
- Shelf life up to 18 months.
- High quality fodder.
Why to feed silage to cattle?
High amount of energy is required for maintaining good health of cow producing milk and to increase the production of milk. Good quality silage is a bundle of high energy, protein and fiber which are very essential for the health of the cattle. The more good a silage is, the more the production of milk and better the taste.
