silage
/'ensilidʤ/ Cách viết khác : (silage) /'sailidʤ/
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Definition
- Noun:
- Fermented fodder: Silage is animal fodder (food for livestock) that has been harvested while still green and moist, then preserved through a controlled fermentation process, typically in a silo or other airtight structure. This process keeps the feed succulent and nutritious for later use.
Usage
- Silage is primarily used as a high-quality feed for ruminant animals like cattle and sheep, especially during seasons when fresh pasture is not available.
- The process of making silage is called ensiling.
Examples
- Noun:
- The farmer stored the freshly cut grass as silage for winter feeding.
- Good silage has a pleasant, slightly acidic smell due to fermentation.
Advanced Usage
- "To make silage": The process of chopping and compacting green forage (like grass or corn) in an airtight environment to induce fermentation.
- They will make silage from the maize crop next week.
- "To feed silage": To provide this fermented feed to animals.
- The cows are fed silage twice a day during the dry season.
Variants and Related Words
- Ensilage (n): Another, less common term for silage or the process of making it.
- Ensile (v): The verb meaning to make into or preserve as silage.
- Farmers ensile corn to create a stable feed source.
Synonyms
- Haylage: A type of silage made from grass that is wilted to a higher dry matter content than typical silage.
- Fermented feed: A general term for any animal feed preserved by fermentation.
Related Phrases
- Silage pit/clamp: An above-ground structure, often lined with plastic, used for making and storing silage.
- The silage clamp was covered tightly with a weighted sheet.
- Silage additive: A substance added to the forage to improve the fermentation process and nutritional quality of the silage.
- They used a bacterial inoculant as a silage additive.
Noun
- fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial fermentation as in a silo