Evaluation of Fermentation Quality, Digestive Characteristics, and Nutritive Value of Whole Crop Silage Prepared by Fine-Cutting From Rice Cultivars With Short Panicles and Fed to Dairy Cows.
Silage fermentation and digestibility characteristics, ruminal fermentation, and chewing activity in dairy cattle fed whole-crop rice silages having short panicle cultivars "Tachisuzuka," "Tachiayaka," and "Tsukisuzuka" were evaluated. All cultivars used in this study were grown under identical conditions, harvested us...