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How to make nutritious silage

Silage is the material produced by controlled fermentation, under anaerobic conditions, of chopped crop residues or forages with high moisture contents. 

Desirable characteristics of material used in silage making: moisture content of 60-70% and pH below 4.2 for wet crops & below 4.8 for wilted silage. 

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