This paper reviews the production of, and factors affecting the performance of dairy cows,
beef cattle and sheep offered silage based diets in Ireland and UK. Digestibility is the most …

Simple Summary The use of fresh high-quality pastures in intensive lamb production
systems is considered worldwide as economically advantageous, environmentally friendly …

Maintaining soil biodiversity and function is key to maintaining soil health, nutrient cycling
and decomposition. Different forage species have variable concentrations of essential …

Grasslands globally deliver many ecosystem services, including water management to
alleviate flood risk reduction. Two replicated field experiments were conducted to study how …

Forage legumes that contain secondary compounds are considered to be less susceptible to
proteolysis than other legumes, with improved silage quality and possibly improved animal …

The aim of this study was to determine effects of ensiling whole crop maize with the bacterial
inoculants Bonsilage mais flussig (BMF) and Lalsil Fresh LB (LFLB) on fermentation, aerobic …

Pasture-based livestock farming contributes considerably to global emissions of nitrous
oxide (N 2 O), a powerful greenhouse gas approximately 265 times more potent than carbon …

Totally mixed rations (TMRs) that contained 804g/kg potato hash (PH) were ensiled in 1.5 L
jars with or without a heterofermentative inoculant, Lalsil Fresh Lactobacillus buchneri (LB) …

Materials and Methods: Eighty-four animals were randomly allocated to the treatments,
arranged in a randomized block design using the initial weight as a block. Seven treatment …

The aim of the study was to determine the effect of whey or molasses on the fermentation
quality when added to potato hash silage. In addition, lamb performance, digestibility and …