Quality over quantity for sheep silage

Conversations around silage often tend to focus on cattle, but advisors are reminding sheep farmers that quality fodder is key. Ellie Layton reports.

Ellie Layton
Livestock Specialist
clock • 6 min read
Quality over quantity for sheep silage

Silage quality continues to be one of the most underappreciated drivers of flock performance, despite its major influence on output and concentrate costs. That was the key message from Dr Tim Keady...

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