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Silage quality affects intake, digestion, and livestock performance.

Why Silage Quality Matters Before It Reaches the Feed Bunk. By the time silage reaches the feed bunk, many of the most important decisions have already been made. Harvest timing, moisture level, chop length, packing density, fermentation, storage, face management, and feed out practices all affect what the animal eventually eats. That is why silage quality is not just a…

How to Improve Feed Efficiency Without Overfeeding Grain

How to Improve Feed Efficiency Without Overfeeding Grain. Feed costs can make or break a livestock operation. When performance slows, body condition slips, milk components drop, or cattle are not gaining the way they should, the first reaction is often to add more grain. On the surface, that seems logical. Grain brings energy, and energy drives performance. But overfeeding grain…