Definition
Corn Cob Mix Silage is a new modern method of corn maintenance that we applied first in Greece since 2010. This silage is created 10-15 days after the usual corn silage (whole plant), with dry matter 38-42% of the fruit. It includes only the rocket, meaning the fruit, the stem and the bracts. The rest of the plant is damaged and remains in the field. Corn Cob Mix Silage can be described as an alternative method of harvesting the fruit as mixture, which is chopped with milling rate greater than 80%, in order to maintain the quality of the corn. This product is known in Greece as "pastone" and took its name from the neighboring Italy, where it is called "pastone integrale mais".
Corn Cob Mix Silage is a new modern method of corn maintenance that we applied first in Greece since 2010. This silage is created 10-15 days after the usual corn silage (whole plant), with dry matter 38-42% of the fruit. It includes only the rocket, meaning the fruit, the stem and the bracts. The rest of the plant is damaged and remains in the field. Corn Cob Mix Silage can be described as an alternative method of harvesting the fruit as mixture, which is chopped with milling rate greater than 80%, in order to maintain the quality of the corn. This product is known in Greece as "pastone" and took its name from the neighboring Italy, where it is called "pastone integrale mais".
Characteristics
It is a product with high nutritional value because of the high content of starch, which is then transferred to the turkey as clean energy (UFL), and meat (UFC). Its content in crude fiber is 5 to 8 percentage points higher than the dry fruit, which is 3%. In combination with alfalfa silage and sunflower constitutes protein food. It has a high fermentation ability and energy efficiency double than dry fruit's. It is palatable food.
Feeding
Corn Cob Mix Silage can be used in beef's diet because of its high content of starch, stimulating the meat and making it ideal for fattening bulls and calves. In pigs it can be used during the weaning and for animal's growth and health. It is also used in dairy cattle rations, where it can provide well-balanced portions of starch/protein, degradable in the rumen.
Availability
Available in cylindrical bale packs with dimensions 0,83x0,83 and weight approximately 350 kg.
It is a product with high nutritional value because of the high content of starch, which is then transferred to the turkey as clean energy (UFL), and meat (UFC). Its content in crude fiber is 5 to 8 percentage points higher than the dry fruit, which is 3%. In combination with alfalfa silage and sunflower constitutes protein food. It has a high fermentation ability and energy efficiency double than dry fruit's. It is palatable food.
Feeding
Corn Cob Mix Silage can be used in beef's diet because of its high content of starch, stimulating the meat and making it ideal for fattening bulls and calves. In pigs it can be used during the weaning and for animal's growth and health. It is also used in dairy cattle rations, where it can provide well-balanced portions of starch/protein, degradable in the rumen.
Availability
Available in cylindrical bale packs with dimensions 0,83x0,83 and weight approximately 350 kg.
