Chakoma, Ireniegwezuva, kasirayiGwiriri, LovemoreMoyo, Siboniso2016-09-202016-09-20Godfrey Manyawu, Irenie Chakoma, kasirayi gwezuva, Lovemore Gwiriri, Siboniso Moyo. (23/7/2015). Principles of Silage Making. Nairobi, Kenya: International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI).https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/4944Owing to the seasonal nature of rainfall in the subtropics, rangeland and planted pasture only supply high quality green forage for a quarter of the year, leaving animals to struggle with poor quality forage for the rest of the year. At a high producing farm, there is need to conserve high quality forage in large quantities and quality, sufficient to last an entire 5-6 months of dry season. Silage provides a means to conserve forage in as near a form to the original forage as possible. Due to its high production costs, it is mostly used on high return enterprises, e.g. dairying.PDFCC-BY-NC-4.0BrochureOpen access