ensilage
Preserved green feed
Ensilage is fodder preserved by fermentation in a silo—green crops like corn or grass stored in airtight conditions where natural acids prevent decay.
The process converts fresh plant material into a stable, nutritious feed for livestock through the winter months.
The term also refers to the process itself: The farm's ensilage begins in late September.
Silage is the more common word today.
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
- dairyMilk-based foods collectively
- beefBovine meat for eating
- sheepWoolly farm animal
- rumenFirst stomach of ruminants
feed · ration · nutrition · digestion · intake · palatability · herd · feeding
Of or from dairy
- anaerobicNot requiring oxygen
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- acidLow-pH chemical compound
microorganisms · inoculant · pH · wilting · moisture · compaction · sealing · curing
Seek food actively
- haylageFermented high-moisture forage
- maizeCob-bearing cereal crop
- alfalfaForage crop legume
- cornCereal grown on cobs
grass · clover · sorghum · legumes · cereals · roughage · chopped · nutritive
cattle
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
rumen · feed · ration · nutrition · digestion · intake · palatability · herd · feeding · supplement
lactic
Of or from dairy
- anaerobicNot requiring oxygen
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
acid · microorganisms · inoculant · pH · wilting · moisture · compaction · sealing · curing · preservation
forage
Seek food actively
corn · grass · clover · sorghum · legumes · cereals · roughage · chopped · nutritive · digestibility
bunker
Reinforced subterranean stronghold
covering · tarp · plastic · airtight · sealed · effluent · leachate · capacity · filling · unloading
chopper
Rotorcraft or cleaver
blower · loader · trailer · combine · tractor · cutter · conveyor · packer · wrapper · equipment