Silagem de planta inteira de milho: pontos importantes a serem considerados

Abstract

FACTORI, M.A. et al. Silagem de planta inteira de milho: pontos importantes a serem considerados. PUBVET, Londrina, V. 6, N. 17, Ed. 204, Art. 1368, 2012 PUBVET, Publicações em Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia. Silagem ResumoSendo o milho uma planta de ciclo fotossintético C 4 , adapta-se muito bem ao clima tropical admitindo alta capacidade de produção de matéria seca (MS) e por apresentar características desejáveis de uma planta para ensilagem, o milho é a mais popular cultura utilizada. A cultivar é responsável, em média,

Production and nutritive value of silage corn in different reproductive stages

“…Due to food shortages during certain periods of the year, when the forage used as the basis for feeding livestock, cannot meet the nutritional demands. Maize has been the most used crop for making plant silage whole due to its high potential for dry matter production and its large adaptability to different cultivation regions (FACTORI et al, 2012). Still, there is a large number of maize hybrids destined for silage production, from which significant differences with respect to the production of Green forester, production of grains, leaves and stalk directly interfering with the nutritional value of the silage (MORAES et al, 2013).…”

“…Still, there is a large number of maize hybrids destined for silage production, from which significant differences with respect to the production of Green forester, production of grains, leaves and stalk directly interfering with the nutritional value of the silage (MORAES et al, 2013). In this sense, the choice of hybrid and reproductive stage of cutting becomes determinant factors for the success of the system, since the hybrid may represent up to 50% of the final yield (FACTORI et al, 2012), and the stage of cutting that the plant is in, is directly related to the available energy of this material, by increasing the participation of grains (MARAFON et al, 2015). In this context, it is important studies, which demonstrate the best strategy for harvesting these hybrids, which provide higher milk production ha-1 and economic income for the rural producer.…”