ANN 111: Principles of Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology (2+1)

CONSERVATION OF FORAGE CROPS

Seasonal variaton creates surplus forages at one point of time, that would be wasted if not conserverd. There are two methods of conserving forages, the simple method is to drive off moisture in forages, while in the other method, natural fermentation is facilitated to retain succulance in the preserved forage. The driving off moisture from forage forms the basis in hay making while retaing forage’s succulance forms the basis for silage making.