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What are Maryland's major crop product?
Silage and fodder for dairy cattle.
What type of feed for dairy cattle is usually stored in silo?
Silage.
What is the importance of green fodder in dairy animals?
Fodder is just another term for forage or green silage. Silage is feed that is highly nutritious that dairy cattle need to produce milk and meet their maintenance needs as well. Dairy cattle have higher nutrient needs than most livestock except chickens and pigs, and this need must be met with green fodder or high quality forage in the form of silage and/or grain.
What are 2 leading agricultural products in New Jersey?
Fluid milk and dairy products, apples, silage,
What are good crops to grow in Maryland in 2009?
Fresh produce of every type, hay and corn silage for the dairy farmers,
How do you prepare dairy cow's food?
Silage, hay and grain is often mixed together in a tub grinder or an automatic mixer. Different portions of silage, hay and grain is mixed together for an adequate ration mix for dairy cows, with not too much hay or too much grain, but just enough of everything to have plenty of calcium, protein, fibre, and other nutrients that a dairy cow needs in her diet.
What crops are in Maryland?
Because of the population Maryland has become a major producer of fluid milk and dairy products. That has caused a major shift in acerage to provide hay, forage and silage for the dairy herds.
What would a dairy cow from Iowa most likely eat?
It would most likely eat grass or grain.
Why would you feed baleage to dry dairy cows?
Dairy cows, even though they are not lactating, still have higher nutritional demands than dry beef cows, so baleage (a form of silage) is a recommended feed to feed to them.
How much water does a non dairy cow drink a day when eating silage?
25 to 50 gallons a day, depending on her size and how much salt is in the feed.
Where is silage stored?
In a silage pit or as bales
What is the basic diet of a dairy cow?
The basic diet of a dairy cow is a TMR (total mixed ration) this ration usually consists of soybean, silage, and hay (alfa alfa), this ration is mixed in a large machine and delivered to the manger for the cow to eat.
