Question: Are there things we
can do to prevent mycotoxins in
this year’s feed?
Unfortunately this question
came about the time most com
silage was finished. For those of
you with long season varieties or
the desire to refill we can talk
about some sound approaches to
silo filling. This is also the same
time of year to be ensiling that
last bit of alfalfa or grass crop.
For Filling:
• Clean out old feed and if
possible disinfect surfaces.
• Harvest at proper maturity
to obtain highest quality feed.
• Harvest at proper moisture
to ensure good packing and
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proper fermentation.
• Fill as fast as possible and
pack properly in bunk silos.
A judgment call needs to be
made to establish a balance be
tween proper moisture and
proper maturity. Moisture at
time of ensiling must take pre
cedent over maturity if we are
going to have proper fermenta
tion with com silage.
Ensiling and storage:
• Cover silo with plastic at
tempting to eliminate as much
oxygen as possible.
• Recheck covers on a regular
basis and repair holes. Covers on
tower silos become loose as
silage settles. Weighting the
edges or persistent tucking can
help with this.
• Consider using inoculants or
preservatives as added insur
ance to feed quality.
Storage and feeding:
• Silage remains silage all
year if the above procedures are
a yearly practice and not just
thought of at time of ensiling.
• In bunks, feed evenly from
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face and use four to six inches
per day.
• Always dig a wedge from
the bottom first and then knock
feed down from above it until
you’re at the top.
• This will prevent cracks and
air entry back through the feed
ing face.
• In tower silos feed five to six
inches until you reach well
packed silage and then three to
four inches.
• Remove spoiled feed from
feeding areas promptly so good
feed doesn’t become contami
nated.
There are not new ideas but
will serve as reminders that feed
quality is a year-round job.
Doing all the above should
lessen the chances of a toxin
problem.
I would encourage everyone
to assess the feed management
changes made in the last 20
years and then adapt new strate
gies that will help deal with the
problems that come along with
new management. In today’s
modem dairies that use wet
feeds in higher proportions than
ever before, toxins will be a
problem because a nice layer of
mold forms on top every time we
stop filling for a period. We
don’t see it as it blends in with
other feed coming out. Bunks
that aren’t covered certainly are
a potential spot to find molds
and toxins. With toxins being
very water soluble, every time it
rains toxins are moved down
into our pile of feed.
Even silage bales are suspect
to toxins. Often silage bales are
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velopment. Look for telltale
signs of toxin activity such as re
duced dry matter intakes, cystic
ovaries, increased SCC and clin
ical mastitis, abortions, decreas
ing cow health. As always
contact your nutritionist and
veterinarian to solve the prob
lem. Lastly, my phone line is
always available to you.
ACRC To Award Four
Scholarships To FFA Members
made when the weather doesn’t
allow us to make the feed in any
other way. This weather is also
what allows molds and toxins to
develop on standing crops.
Follow good feed making pro
cedures. Test for toxins regu
larly when conditions and
feeding styles promote toxin de-
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