Forage refers to plant species that are either directly or indirectly consumed by animals. This book provides comprehensive information on the theoretical and practical aspects of conserving and utilizing forages, including their use as silage, hay, and haylage.
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  • 01. Importance of Forages in Animal Production
  • 02. History of Forage Conservation
  • 03. Silage Fermentation Processes
  • 04. Silo 05. Silage Microbiology
  • 06. Chemistry of Silage
  • 07. Silage Additives
  • 08. Evaluation of Silage quality
  • 09. Factors Affecting Silage Quality
  • 10. Silage form By-Products
  • 11. Losses during Silage Making
  • 12. Feeding Silage to Livestock
  • 13. Usefulness of Silage
  • 14. Hay Preservation and Utilization
  • 15. Hay Quality
  • 16. Hay Preservatives
  • 17. Haylage
  • 18. Analytical techniques for hay and silage
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ISBN
9789383305100
Publisert
2014-01-15
Utgiver
New India Publishing Agency
Vekt
790 gr
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
230

Biografisk notat

Pankaj Kumar Singh: is presently working asProfessor in the Department of Animal Nutrition, Bihar Veterinary College,Bhar Animal Sciences University,Patna, Bihar, India. He is executive committee member of Animal Nutrition Association and member of editorial board of journals of national and international repute.