Silage additive
AssigneeB. Dugdale & Son Limited
InventorAlan Sayle
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Abstract
A composition suitable as an additive to ensile grass in the production of silage comprises a blend of sugar beet pulp, cereal and a source of sugar, preferably molasses, and is in the form of dry, free-flowing particles.
Claims11
A composition suitable for use as a supplement during silage production from grass consisting essentially of a blend of 70-85% unmolassed sugar beet pulp, 10-20% cereal and 5-10% molasses, all percentages being by weight based on the weight of the composition, said composition being the the form of dry, free-flowing particles.
A method of making a composition suitable for use as a supplement during silage production comprising blending together from 70-85% by weight unmolassed sugar beet pulp, from 10-20% by weight cereal and from 5-10% molasses, all percentages being based on the total weight of the composition, to form a moist blend, forming the moist blend into granules and then drying the granules.
A method of making a composition suitable for use as a supplement during silage production comprising blending together from 70-85% by weight unmolassed sugar beet pulp, from 10-20% by weight cereal and from 5-10% molasses, all percentages being based on the total weight of the composition, to form a moist blend, extruding the moist blend through a pellet press, cutting the extruded blend into pellets and then drying the pellets.
A method of making silage comprising ensiling cut grass and an effective amount of a blend of 70-85% unmolassed sugar beet pulp, 10-20% cereal and 5-10% molasses all percentages being by weight based on the weight of the blend and fermenting the resulting mass.
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