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    • 2. Forage conservation
    • 3. Animal nutrition and feeding
    • 4. Water management and supply
    • 5. Fertility and breeding
    • 6. Calving, calf rearing & young stock management
    • 7. Milking and milk hygiene/ handling
    • 8. Animal housing
    • 9. Animal health
    • 10. Hoof Care
    • 11. Planning, starting or expansion of a dairy farm
    • 12. Communication & extension
    • 13. Mechanization of the dairy farm
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2.7

Management of the silage pit (feed out)

Level 2 - Lead Farmers
Introduction
1. You will learn about...
2. Introduction
3. Factors to consider when creating a silage pit
4. Factors to consider when creating a silage pit Cont'd...
5. Importance of considering site for silage pit
6. Common mistakes relating to silage pit and feed out
7. Management practices to consider at feeding out silage
8. Feeding speed
9. Reasons for keeping a good feeding speed
10. Ease of silage removal
11. Importance of easy silage removal
12. Method of removing silage from the pit
13. Cleanliness around silage face
14. Covering silage face
15. Feeding space
16. Losses during feeding
17. Packaging bags
18. Handling of packaged silage
19. Feed out of packaged silage
20. Baled silage is the future