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THE EFFECT OF CONDITIONING ON THE RATE OF DRYING AND LOSS OF NUTRIENTS IN HAY
Author(s) -
Murdoch J. C.,
Bare D. I.
Publication year - 1963
Publication title -
grass and forage science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.716
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1365-2494
pISSN - 0142-5242
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2494.1963.tb00373.x
Subject(s) - hay , nutrient , crusher , conditioning , agronomy , zoology , environmental science , biology , chemistry , mathematics , ecology , statistics
Treating cut herbage with a roller‐crusher or a crimper resulted in an increased drying rate compared with tedding. A higher rate of drying was obtained when herbage was treated within a short period of the crop being cut, this effect being more marked with the crimper than with the tedder. Nutrient loss was higher when a crimper was used than with a roller‐crusher or tedder. Applying water at an early stage in the drying process did not have a marked effect on nutrient loss, but appeared to decrease the digestibility of the crimped hay.