haylage
Wilted grass storage
Haylage is grass or other forage that has been partially dried and then stored in airtight conditions to ferment.
It sits between hay and silage in moisture content—wetter than hay, drier than silage.
The fermentation preserves nutrients while reducing dust, making it popular for feeding horses with respiratory sensitivities: We switched to haylage after the mare developed heaves.
Forage crop legume
- cloverThree-leafed legume plant
- grassNarrow-leaved ground cover
- timothyHay-producing forage grass
- ryegrassHardy turf species
fescue · legume · crop · pasture · meadow · cutting · regrowth · yield
Bundle-making farm machine
- windrowRow of cut crop
- mowerGrass-cutting machine
- conditionerHair-smoothing product
- wrapperOuter protective layer
wrapping · harvest · rake · tedder · chopper · wilting · moisture · plastic
Of or from dairy
- acidLow-pH chemical compound
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- anaerobicNot requiring oxygen
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
inoculant · pH · microbial · preservation · oxygen · deterioration · moisture · wrap
alfalfa
Forage crop legume
ryegrass · fescue · legume · crop · pasture · meadow · cutting · regrowth · yield · quality
baler
Bundle-making farm machine
- windrowRow of cut crop
- mowerGrass-cutting machine
- conditionerHair-smoothing product
wrapper · wrapping · harvest · rake · tedder · chopper · wilting · moisture · plastic · anaerobic
lactic
Of or from dairy
- acidLow-pH chemical compound
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- anaerobicNot requiring oxygen
fermentation · inoculant · pH · microbial · preservation · oxygen · deterioration · moisture · wrap · sealed
cattle
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
dairy · beef · feeding · ration · diet · roughage · forage · palatability · intake · chew