Forage losses can be divided into five major categories. These are: plant respiration loss;
rain damage; machine‐induced loss; hay storage loss, and silo storage loss. Dry matter …

During 2009 and 2010, alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) hays from 2 cuttings harvested from the
same field site were used to evaluate the effects of a propionic acid-based preservative on …

DR Waldo reviewed the literature on chemical preservation of forages and concluded that
much of the potential production of the original crop is lost during harvest and storage …

Unstable weather, poor drying conditions, and unpredictable rainfall events often place
valuable hay crops at risk. Recent research with large round bales composed of alfalfa …

This study evaluated the effects of Pediococcus pentosaceus (PP) and chitinase
combinations on the conservation and nutritive value of alfalfa high-moisture hay (HMH). P …

Second-and third-cutting alfalfa hay was baled at moisture contents ranging from 11 to 38%.
Treatments included control, buffered propionic acid applied at 0.2 or 0.3% of wet weight …

Three methods to improve the storage characteristics of large square bales were
investigated. These methodsincluded: treatment with propionic acid, treatment with a …

Objective The objectives for this study were to assess the storage characteristics of relatively
dry, mixed-species forage preserved with a propionic-acid-based preservative, or by …

The economic value of preserving high-moisture hay (20-28% moisture, wb) was
determined using a simulation model of alfalfa growth, harvest, storage, and utilization …

Alfalfa is widely used as feed for animals, and preservation of fodder is an important
problem. This paper contains the experimental and theoretical investigations of alfalfa …