飼料分类英文课件ChapterSilage.pptVIP

Chapter 4　 Silage（青贮饲料）;4.1 Introduction ;(2)History of silage It is a very old method of preserving feed. Columbus found that the Indians used pits or trenches in which to store their grain, and , centuries earlier in the Old World, silos were used as a means of preserving both grain and green forage. The first tower silo built in the USA by the white man is said to be erected by F. Morris in Maryland in 1876. ;(3)The reason of making silage Silage making is one of the 3 common methods of utilizing forage crops. Pasturing is the least expensive of the 3 methods, but it is seasonal in nature