Maize silage with a non‐protein nitrogen additive as feed for autumn‐calving cows
1978
PHIPPS, R.H. | CRAMP, D.G.
Maize silages made in October were fed to forty‐three autumn‐calving cows during a 20‐week winter feeding trial. The control silage received no additive whereas a non‐protein nitrogen (NPN) additive was applied to the other silage at harvest time. The four experimental feeding treatments were: A, maize silage + 6 kg d⁻¹ barley; B, maize silage with NPN + 6 kg d⁻¹ barley; C, maize silage + 5 kg d⁻¹’barley + 1 kg d⁻¹ extracted decorticated groundnut cake; D, maize silage with NPN. The mean daily milk yields of cows on the treatments were 14.7, 15.1, 15.3 and 15.0 kg respectively. All cows received maize silage ad libitum. There were no significant differences in milk yield but the milk produced by the cows on treatment D had significantly lower concentrations of milk fat, protein and solids‐not‐fat when compared to the other three treatments. The cows on treatment D had a negative liveweight change which was significantly different (P < 0.05) from those of the cows on treatments B and C.
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