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si·lage

 (sī′lĭj)
n.
Fodder prepared by compressing and fermenting green forage crops under anaerobic conditions, usually in a silo.

[Short for ensilage.]
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silage

(ˈsaɪlɪdʒ)
n
(Agriculture) any crop harvested while green for fodder and kept succulent by partial fermentation in a silo. Also called: ensilage
[C19: alteration (influenced by silo) of ensilage]
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si•lage

(ˈsaɪ lɪdʒ)

n.
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
[1880–85; shortening of ensilage, influenced by silo]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.silage - fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial fermentation as in a silosilage - fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial fermentation as in a silo
feed, provender - food for domestic livestock
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Translations

silage

[ˈsaɪlɪdʒ] Nensilaje m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

silage

[ˈsaɪlɪdʒ] n
(= fodder) → fourrage m vert
(= method) → ensilage m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

silage

nSilage f, → Silofutter nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

silage

[ˈsaɪlɪdʒ] ninsilato
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References in classic literature ?
Hardly ever did he pass through his barn without paying homage to his own progressiveness and oozing approval of the mechanical milker, driven by his own electrical dynamo, the James Way stanchions with electric lights above, the individual drinking fountains at the head of each cow, the cork-brick floors, the scrupulously white-washed walls, and the absence of odor, with the one exception of sweet, fermented silage. But, tonight, he was not seeing these symbols of material superiority.
At Cambridge Magistrates' Court on 8 August 2019, the court was told that both pollution incidents were a result of silage liquor leaking from ag-bags and making its way into the watercourses.
Modern farmers are shifting their focus towards chemical silage additives as it has an aerobic stability.
Summary: Modern farmers are shifting their focus towards chemical silage additives as it has an aerobic stability.
Corn silage is a major source of forage for ruminants, which provides a higher energy level compared to other forages.
A farmer making 1,000 tonnes of silage at 30% dry matter (DM) could easily be losing in excess of PS15,000 due to poor clamp consolidation and sealing.
Silage from materials with low levels of dry matter favor the growth of bacteria of the genus Clostridium, resulting in a loss of nutritional value and food palatability (SAMPAIO et al., 2000).
Keywords: Corn stover silage, flieg score, Inoculant, Urea, Molasses.
Stewartry silage makers Keith and Colin Davidson of Halmyre Farm, Haugh of Urr, have been crowned the best in Scotland.
figure By FELIX OPINYA It is another time of the year when most farmers are feeding their dairy cows silage and other feeds in the reserve like hay as the dry spell bites.While silage is a nutritious feed, most farmers give it to their animals straight from the bunker before testing the quality.