Cut Length Distributions of Haylage Particles
Abstract
Alfalfa is one of the most important crops for forage production. Traditional method of alfalfa conservation assumes hay preparation. However, nowadays it is also commonly processed in the form of silage and haylage. Physiological effects of forages that are included in diets depend on plant species, stage of maturity, method of preservation and diet composition. Physical characteristics of rations for ruminants are primarily influenced by dietary forage to concentrate ratio, type of forages and concentrates, and mean particle size of feeds. Length distribution of forage particles represents an important parameter for ruminant’s diet formulation, especially for dairy cattle. During silage production, harvest considerations should be focused to obtaining the adequate particle size distribution of the ensiling crop particles.
This paper presents results of testing three contemporary types of self-propelled silage harvesters applied in the alfalfa haylage preparation: Claas Jaguar 950, Kr...one Big X 700 and Krone Big X 500. All machines were adapted with pick-up headers. In the study are analyzed length distributions of chopped alfalfa particles. Resulting frequency distributions of produced haylage are characterised by high mass percentage of the fraction comprehending the largest particles. It is also evident that harvester Class Jaguar 950 achieved the mean chopping length closest to preset value.
Keywords:
alfalfa / chopper / length fraction / silage harvester / cutterheadSource:
International Symposium on Animal Science 2014, 23-25th September 2014, Belgrade, Serbia, 2014Funding / projects:
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Poljoprivredni fakultetTY - CONF AU - Radojević, Rade AU - Petrović, Dragan AU - Barać, Saša AU - Stojanović, B PY - 2014 UR - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5536 AB - Alfalfa is one of the most important crops for forage production. Traditional method of alfalfa conservation assumes hay preparation. However, nowadays it is also commonly processed in the form of silage and haylage. Physiological effects of forages that are included in diets depend on plant species, stage of maturity, method of preservation and diet composition. Physical characteristics of rations for ruminants are primarily influenced by dietary forage to concentrate ratio, type of forages and concentrates, and mean particle size of feeds. Length distribution of forage particles represents an important parameter for ruminant’s diet formulation, especially for dairy cattle. During silage production, harvest considerations should be focused to obtaining the adequate particle size distribution of the ensiling crop particles. This paper presents results of testing three contemporary types of self-propelled silage harvesters applied in the alfalfa haylage preparation: Claas Jaguar 950, Krone Big X 700 and Krone Big X 500. All machines were adapted with pick-up headers. In the study are analyzed length distributions of chopped alfalfa particles. Resulting frequency distributions of produced haylage are characterised by high mass percentage of the fraction comprehending the largest particles. It is also evident that harvester Class Jaguar 950 achieved the mean chopping length closest to preset value. C3 - International Symposium on Animal Science 2014, 23-25th September 2014, Belgrade, Serbia T1 - Cut Length Distributions of Haylage Particles UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_agrospace_5536 ER -
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Radojević, R., Petrović, D., Barać, S.,& Stojanović, B.. (2014). Cut Length Distributions of Haylage Particles. in International Symposium on Animal Science 2014, 23-25th September 2014, Belgrade, Serbia. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_agrospace_5536
Radojević R, Petrović D, Barać S, Stojanović B. Cut Length Distributions of Haylage Particles. in International Symposium on Animal Science 2014, 23-25th September 2014, Belgrade, Serbia. 2014;. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_agrospace_5536 .
Radojević, Rade, Petrović, Dragan, Barać, Saša, Stojanović, B, "Cut Length Distributions of Haylage Particles" in International Symposium on Animal Science 2014, 23-25th September 2014, Belgrade, Serbia (2014), https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_agrospace_5536 .