Open AccessCereal Silage - a review of its use in the South Island
Author(s) -
Gavin Milne
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
proceedings of the new zealand grassland association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1179-4577
pISSN - 0369-3902
DOI - 10.33584/jnzg.2006.68.2630
Subject(s) - silage , crop , pasture , agronomy , agricultural science , yield (engineering) , stock (firearms) , geography , agroforestry , biology , materials science , archaeology , metallurgy
A sample of growers and users of cereal silage in the South Island of New Zealand were surveyed in 2005 to quantify results and perceptions. Most users perceived they had positive animal responses with 92% reporting that stock performance improved when cereal silage was used as a supplement to grazed pasture. Feedback from growers indicated that cereal silage had potential as a high yielding crop but growers estimates of crop yield varied widely. The majority of growers and users were getting results that met or exceeded their expectations. Keywords: cereal silage, whole-crop, green-chop, survey, yields, quality, South Island, performance