01276naa a2200181 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000250006024500960008526000090018152007690019065000150095965000180097465000180099265000120101065300180102277300540104013660161996-03-14       1961    bl ---       0--  u    #d1 aMcCULLOUGH, M. E. A.  aA study of factors associated with silage fermentation and dry matter intake by dairy cows.  c1961  aThe preservation of forage as silage is probably the most rapidly growing practice on dairy farms, an estimated 100.000.000 tons of silage being made in 1960. Of the problems involved in silage utilization, the question of intake probably has received more attention than any other. Many farmers report using silage as the only roughage with excellent results while others find supplemental hay feeding to be a necessity. Results of feeding trials at experiment stations have been equally variable. A fair consensus would seem to be that intake is influenced by the moisture content of the ensiled forage. this influence is generally thought to be related to changes during fermentation and not to the actual dry matter content as such (Lassifer and Hihnam, 1959).  adairy cows  aAlimentação  aMatéria Seca  aSilagem  aGado de leite  tJournal of Animal Sciencegv.20, p.288-291, 1961.