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Accessibility refers to how easily the silage can be reached or approached (available feeding space) as well as how easily it can be removed and eaten (depends on the physical form of the feed). In most Australian systems, silage will be fed either as a supplement to pasture or as part of a . . . → Read More: Accessibility of silage Listed below are some self feeding options for feeding silage to your stock.. These may not be suitable for your farm, type of silage, or storage method. The aim of this article is to provide you with comparisons, so you can make an informed choice about which option to use.. Self-feeding from the . . . → Read More: Self feeding options for silage Cows eating silage in a barn Listed below are some assisted feeding options options for feeding silage to your stock.. These may not be suitable for your farm, type of silage, or storage method. The aim of this article is to provide you with comparisons, so you can make an informed choice about . . . → Read More: Assisted feeding options for silage Cows eating silage in a barn What are some of the feed-out systems available? Feed-out systems can be very basic and low cost, from self-feeding from a pit (with no transport component), feeding whole bales in the paddock, through to expensive integrated systems used on large feedlots or dairy enterprises. Transporting the silage . . . → Read More: Delivering silage to the animal Front end loader Tractors with hydraulically powered front-end loaders are commonly used to empty pits/bunkers. Attachments vary in complexity from a fork with a set of horizontal tynes that are forced into the heap and raised to tear out the silage, through to loaders with some form of cutting mechanism (e.g. shear . . . → Read More: Equipment for removing silage from bunkers or pits Clamped silage face Minimising disturbance of the silage face during feed-out will reduce air infiltration into the silage stack and keep aerobic spoilage losses down. The level of disturbance of the silage face is affected by the equipment used to remove the silage and the operator’s skill, as well as the type of . . . → Read More: Disturbance of the silage face |
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