Silage definition

Silage means fermented, high-moisture fodder that can be fed to ruminants, such as cattle and sheep; usually made from grass crops including corn, sorghum or other cereals, by using the entire green plant.
Silage means any forage crop which is being, or has been, conserved by fermentation or preservation (including the use of additives), or both, and which is intended for consumption by livestock;
Silage means an Insurable Crop seeded as an annual crop that is, prior to grain maturity, cut, fermented and stored as livestock feed.

Examples of Silage in a sentence

  • All agricultural fuel oil storage facilities with a capacity of greater than 1250 litres shall meet the requirements of Schedule 3 to the Control of Pollution (Silage Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oil) Regulations (NI) 2003.

  • These industries bring in money from elsewhere and create/maintain jobs.

  • Secondary Agriculture Biotechnology: Biotech feed, Silage, Biomanure, biogas, biofuels – advantages and processing parameters.ii.

  • Silage is to be considered settled if it is of normal silage moisture and the silage has been undisturbed for at least two weeks.

  • TYPES OF CORN: Field corn, Seed corn, Silage corn, Sweet corn and Popcorn.


More Definitions of Silage

Silage. MeanSEM2MeanSEMMeanSEMMeanSEMMeanSEMn3 3 3 3 5 DM,3 g/kg fresh matter2466.52555.82635.62725.52351.4Ash954.0853.21060.6991.3803.0Crude protein1566.81623.81435.21704.11702.1Ether extract437---41---67---85---------Acid detergent fiber2872.02754.92666.32445.62844.6Neutral detergent fiber4612.84527.64346.24145.24718.1ADIN50.70.020.80.010.60.020.80.030.50.02WSC69.02.38.71.57.50.88.81.59.00.5Gross energy, MJ/kg DM17.60.0817.60.1318.80.1318.80.0418.00.04EADig, MJ/MJ 70.70
Silage means grass or other green fodder compacted and stored in airtight conditions, without first being dried and used as animal feed;
Silage means anaerobically preserved fermented fodder or feed stuff prepared and preserved through a prescribed process with or without adding inoculum for feeding ruminants;
Silage means green fodder stored for the purpose of fermentation and intended for the feeding of livestock; ‘silage trailer’ means an agricultural trailer which is an agricultural implement used exclusively for the transport of:
Silage means any forage crop (including draff) which is being, or has been, conserved by fermentation or preservation (including the use of additives), or both,
Silage means anaerobicaly preserved fermented fodder or feed stuf prepared and preserved through a prescribed process with or without adding inoculum for feeding ruminants; and
Silage means an Insurable Crop seeded as an Annual Crop that is, prior to grain maturity, cut, fermented and stored as livestock feed.