Hay Production Flashcards

1
Q

why preserve and store forages

A

periods of the year without readily available forages, want uniform diet year round

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2
Q

two methods of forage conservation

A

controlled fermentation to reduce pH to a level where bacterial growth is inhibited
dehydration to remove water to inhibit microbial activity

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3
Q

consequences of using preservation

A

fresh vegetation to preserved forage always has DM and quality losses

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4
Q

loss of DM is due to (3)

A

plant metabolism
microbial metabolism
physical losses

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5
Q

what is hay
what is the moisture content

A

produced by field drying forage to a moisture content of 15% or less

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6
Q

6 steps in the hay making process

A

cutting
curing
raking
baling
stacking
storage

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7
Q

hay conditioner

A

crimp or crush stems to speed drying process

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8
Q

what time of day should mowing occur
what is the drawback with this?

A

afternoon when sugar concentration is highest
less sunlight time for drying

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9
Q

desiccants

A

promote drying
only work on legumes

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10
Q

tedding
what time of day
risk

A

uses forks to fluff up hay speeding the process of curing
early same afternoon of cutting or the next day around noon
will break leaves if too dry

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11
Q

raking
when to do it

A

turn over swath to expose bottom to sun, form windrow
rake on second day after tedding and again on day 3

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12
Q

in field moisture determination

A

moisture meter
twist method, stems should break after twisting when ready

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13
Q

typical pattern of moisture loss

A

decrease about 20% per day with an increase at night of 5% ish
first stromal opening, then conditioning takes H2O out, then remaining H2O content depends on the environmental condistions

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14
Q

what determines bale type

A

storage space and type you have available

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15
Q

consideration with square bales

A

not designed to be left in the elements

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16
Q

storage options

A

covered reduces losses but is more complicated (stack under roof or tarp covered pyramid)
uncovered only works in dry climates (single row, pyramid, mushroom)
should never place face up

17
Q

what should you remember when covering bales with tarp

A

need adequate ventillation to avoid combustion

18
Q

how to reduce DM loss during storage in outside storage

A

use plastic netting instead of twine

19
Q

protein increase in weathered bales

A

not a good quality increase, heating makes the protein unavailable

20
Q

6’ and 5’ bales, what % will weather

A

6’ 20% 5’ 25%

21
Q

ADICP

A

acid detergent insoluble crude protein
more bound making it unavailable and a worse quality protein
heating will result in increased ADICP

22
Q

what increases risk of spontaneous combustion

A

increased bale size
increased moisture/improper drying

23
Q

duration of curing

A

typically 3-7 days
impacted by environmental conditions and mechanical capacity

24
Q

enviro factors that promote curing (4)

A

high temp
low humidity
high wind
solar radiation

25
Q

weather hazards during curing

A

high humidity and rain (causes increased shattering, delays curing, leads to mould development)

26
Q

rain damage impact on digestibility and NDf

A

decrease in digestibility
increase in NDF (limits DMI)

27
Q

cut when soil surface moisture is below __%

28
Q

green feed

A

cereal crop cut at immature stage, dried
left on field for grazing or baled

29
Q

harvest tage recommendations for green feed

A

typically late milk-early dough stage
recently recommend oat and barley at hard dough stage

30
Q

hay in feedlot diets

A

fiber source
pricey to deal with