Document Type
Other
Publication Date
8-1-2003
Keywords
corn silage, crop management, quality
Extension Number
ExEx 4027
Department
Dairy Science
Description
Corn silage test results are of little value unless they are understood and used. Results can be used to balance rations and to improve future crop management if the test has shown the present forage is of unsatisfactory quality. Results of analysis are expressed on an “as received” and on a “100% dry matter (DM)” basis. As-received is sometimes referred to “as-fed” or “fresh.” The as-received basis includes the water or moisture contained in the feed. Nutrients expressed on this basis represent the nutrient content of the feed when it was received at the lab.
Recommended Citation
Garcia, Alvaro; Thiex, Nancy; Kalscheur, Kenneth; and Tjardes, Kent, "Interpreting Corn Silage Analysis" (2003). SDSU Extension Extra Archives. 125.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/extension_extra/125
Comments
August 2003.