Silage

Silage is fermented, high-moisture forage to be fed to ruminants, cud-chewing animals like cattle and sheep. It is fermented and stored in a structure called a silo. Silage is most often made from grass crops, including corn (maize) or sorghum. Silage is made from the entire plant, not just the grain.

Related Topics:
Forage - Ruminant - Cud - Cattle - Sheep - Silo - Grass - Corn - Sorghum

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Silage can also be made from many other field crops, and other names (oatlage for oats, haylage for alfalfa) are sometimes used when this is done. Sometimes a mixture is used, such as oats and peas.

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