Digestibility dring forage intakes

摘要

James Evans' drive to produce more litres of milk, more efficiently, is underpinned by a focus on conserved forage.More specifically, he has increased his use of grass silage, making bigger quantities of higher digestibility fodder to create a 50:50 balance with maize as opposed to 70:30 (in favour of maize) previously. This has led to greater overall forage intakes- with 50-60% of ration dry matter now from forage - as well as lower bought-in feed costs, better herd health and fertility, andoutstanding milking performance.