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CORN SILAGE [2 records]

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Record 1 2006-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grain Growing
  • Oilseed Crops
  • Animal Feed (Agric.)
CONT

Corn silage is composed of the entire corn plant, typically harvested at a whole plant moisture content of 65% ... Corn silage ferments well due to its high sugar content, and packs well in upright and bunk silos.

OBS

Corn silage is a popular forage for ruminant animals because it is high in energy and digestibility and is easily adapted to mechanization from the stand-crop to time of feeding.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des céréales
  • Culture des plantes oléagineuses
  • Alimentation des animaux (Agric.)
CONT

L'ensilage de maïs se compose de la plante entière de maïs, normalement récoltée à une humidité de 65 % [...] L'ensilage de maïs fermente facilement à cause de sa haute teneur en sucre et se stocke bien dans les silos verticaux.

OBS

[Le maïs] peut être donné en vert aux animaux, mais l'est le plus souvent sous forme d'ensilage.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cultivo de cereales
  • Cultivo de oleaginosas
  • Alimentación animal (Agricultura)
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Record 2 2006-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Root and Tuber Crops
DEF

Corn in which the entire plant, including the cob, is chopped up and stored in upright silos, bunker silos or plastic bags, and used for animal feed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des plantes sarclées
DEF

Maïs cultivé et coupé pour l'alimentation animale.

OBS

On se sert de la plante entière, y compris l'épi, et on l'entrepose dans des silos verticaux, des silos horizontaux ou des sacs de plastique.

Spanish

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