Hostname: page-component-cd9895bd7-jkksz Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-12-28T11:04:01.135Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false

Effect of silage chop length on intake and performance of store lambs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 November 2017

S. Fitzgerald*
Affiliation:
Agricultural Institute, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland
Get access

Extract

Results of previous experiments with store lambs have shown that intake of grass silage harvested with a flail chop harvester is quite lew but can be considerably increased if harvested with a precision chop harvester, resulting in much better lamb performance. A series of experiments. (El, E2) were, therefore, carried out to determine the optimum chop length of ryegrass silage as a basic source of winter feed for finishing store lambs.

Type
Sheep Production
Copyright
Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1984

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)