Silage sample results

ELP · 2025-11-20 21:25:56

What is your opinion on these bales. Dry matter is low alongside the ph. I'm feeding weanlings and spring calving sucklers. Weanlings are very skittery so im wondering is they anything I should be doing to dry them up

20-11-2025 09:25PM

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What is your opinion on these bales. Dry matter is low alongside the ph. I'm feeding weanlings and spring calving sucklers. Weanlings are very skittery so im wondering is they anything I should be doing to dry them up

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#2 20-11-2025 09:36PM

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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058428731/silage-sample-results

The ph and lactic is very high,hence the skittering.Was the grass tested for nitrogen before cutting?

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#3 20-11-2025 09:38PM

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Half kg or bit less of soya hulls per beast would add some fibre, or else mix with some round bales of hay or straw.

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#4 20-11-2025 09:55PM

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No it wasn't but the fertiliser should have been on long enough

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