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BY SALLY BAIR
Staff Correspondent
UNIVERSITY PARK -
Larry Chase, department of
animal science, Cornell
University, said high
moisture corn is emerging
as an important component
of the feeding programs on
an increasing number of
herds. He called high
moisture com “one option to
produce more concentrate
energy.”
Chase was speaking to
dairymen at Penn State’s
Dairy Herd Management
Conference.
Chase cautioned, however,
that “management will be
the key to success,” and said
it will take a lot of
management tune to get it to
operate properly.
One big advantage of high
moisture corn is that it is
harvested at a higher
moisture content than dry
com, which means a two-to
tbree week earlier harvest.
This decreases field,
weather and harvesting
losses, and may increase
yields. The whole process
lends itself well to
mechanization.
Smce high moisture com is
being used on an increasing
number of farms as the
primary source of con
centrate energy, and is often
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considerations with high moisture feed
used as a substitute for
commercial feeds, it may
lower the purchased feed
cost. Chase noted.
There are disadvantages
to high moisture corn.
Chase said it is low in
protein and minerals, which
means “dairymen must do a
sharper job of putting a feed
package together.” He said
high moisture com must be
considered a concentrate
feed that needs high mineral
supplementation.
It also has a limited shelf
life once removed from
storage and it is difficult to
market if there is excess.
High moisture com should
be harvested 60 to 65 days
after silking. High moisture
shelled corn should be
harvested ideally when
moisture content is between
25 and 30 percent, and high
moisture ear com should be
harvested at a moisture
content of 30 to 35 percent.
Chase pointed out that
high moisture com can
be successfully stored in
oxygen-limiting, con
ventional or horizontal silos.
In one study, dry matter
recoveries averaged 93
percent in oxygen-limiting
silos and 87 percent in
conventional silos. In an
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Chase said it is of utmost
importance to select a
storage structure based on
herd size, so that a removal
rate can be used which keeps
spoilage to a minimum. He
said good high quality
moisture corn can be
produced in any of these
storage alternatives.
One of high moisture
corn’s advantages is that it
can be stored and harvested
in many ways.
How does high moisture
com affect milk production?
When compared on a dry
matter basis there is no
difference in the average
daily milk production of
cows on fed dry, ensiled or
acid treated high moisture
com. Chase said, “You can
get suitable production if
managed properly. ’ ’
Chase told the dairymen
that high moisture com can
be incorporated into dairy
rations in a number of ways.
If the same amount is fed to
all cows, it may be difficult
to balance rations for
proteins and minerals and
may result in over
conditioned cows. Feeding
equally means feeding 15
pounds of high moisture com
per cow per day or less,
Chase said.
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Feeding high moisture
com can be varied according
to milk production. This, too,
has some limitations, in
cluding the fact that it is
difficult to feed in parlors. It
allows cows to select feeds
and may lead to palatabihty
problems.
In this option it is best to
place the high moisture com
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and supplement on top of the
forage and hand mix them.
If high moisture corn is
mixed with the supplement,
palatabihty and sorting
problems are minimized.
Nutrient utilization is un
proved and it provides a
better control of nutrients
actually consumed.
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ideal option for optimum
utilization of high moisture
corn is to blend it into a
completed ration. This, he
said, will minimize
palatabihty and sorting
problems and provide a
more uniform flow of
nutrients into the rumen
which improves nutrient
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