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5 Dairy farming is fast emerging as a potential business in rural India. Regular and steady supply of fodder is essential for economical dairy farming. Fodder based cheaper feeding strategies are required to reduce the cost of quality livestock product as the feed alone constitutes 70% of the milk production cost. Milch animals need around 40 kg of green fodder daily for better milk production and for maintaining good health of the animal. There is a tremendous pressure of livestock on available total feed and fodder, as land available for fodder production has been decreasing. At present, our country faces a net deficit of 62.76% green fodder, 23.46% dry crop residues and 64% concentrate feeds (Draft report X th five year plan). In India farmers are routinely faced with an acute shortage of green fodder twice a year particularly during the months of November-December and May-June, called the lean periods. During this period the farmers have to feed straws and stovers along with the costly concentrates to fulfill the daily dietary requirements of cattle. The straws or stovers are not nutritious and is often deficient in some vital nutrients and hence reduce the milk production Baby corn crop potential of the cattle, whereas the concentrates are economically not viable. The stalks of baby corn and sweet corn maize, which are abundantly available, could play a major role at this stage. These stalks, particularly baby corn stalks, are rich in protein and carbohydrates and possess excellent digestibility. This could easily be preserved in the form of silage which could immensely help in reducing the shortage of green fodder particularly in the periurban areas of the country. Baby corn Baby corn is the young ear of female inflorescence of maize plant harvested before fertilization when the silk has just (1)

6 emerged. It has a great potential both for internal consumption as well as round the year export as 3-4 crops of baby corn can be taken in one year. A very few cultivars of baby corn have been released for cultivation by public as well as private sectors. The hybrid HM-4 is one of the best hybrids of baby corn in terms of yield and quality. The selling cost of baby corn is quite high and it usually varies from Rs per kg as per the demand supply scenario. Due to the high selling cost of baby corn, the area under baby corn cultivation is increasing in India, particularly in the peri-urban regions. Sweet corn is another very important specialty corn cultivated extensively in the peri-urban area. It is a variety of maize with high sugar content. Unlike field corn varieties, which are harvested when the kernels are dry and mature (dent stage), sweet corn is picked when immature (milk stage) and eaten as vegetable and for preparing many recipes. Owing to the increasing cultivation of baby corn and sweet corn, a large quantity of stalks of these specialty corns is available which is green and could be used as feed for cattle. Since sufficient moisture is present in these stalks, therefore, they are fit to be preserved in the form of silage which could be stored for future use particularly during the lean periods and thus could immensely help in fulfilling the ever increasing demand of green fodder by dairy sector. However, the silage made out of baby corn stalks will be superior to that of sweet corn stalks as due to de-tasseling the nutritional quality is conserved in baby corn plants. Silage can also be made from the QPM and normal maize after removing the green cobs. However, normal maize (including green cobs) will produce best quality silage, followed by baby corn stalk, sweet corn stalks and normal maize stalks (without cobs). Baby corn with husk Advantages of silage: In the present day dairy farming, silage plays a significant role. It acts as a fodder bank which once made could be used round the year. There are numerous advantages of silage making. Some of these are listed below: (2)

7 The most important advantage of silage making is that we can use it during the scarcity of green forages called lean periods. It is a nutritious feed as it preserves the nutrients of green forages in their original form and hence it is as good for animal feeding as green forages itself. The practice of silage making will enormously help in reducing the shortage of green fodder in the country. Silage making will greatly help in expanding the dairy sector as the supply of nutritious fodder is ensured round the year. The labor cost is significantly reduced as 4-5 persons can easily manage a flock of cattle heads, since maximum labour is consumed in daily harvesting the green forages. The entire fodder crop is harvested in a single step for making silage as is the case with baby corn and sweet corn. Baby corn as well as sweet corn stalks is the best fit fodder for silage making as the entire field is harvested in one go. One time harvesting is beneficial in many ways since we can harvest the crop at the appropriate time and at the same time the field became available for the timely sowing of next crop. Hard stems when fermented into silage become soft and are better utilized by animals. Most of the anti-nutritional components present in the green forages are either destroyed or lowered down during silage fermentation, for example nitrates, if present, were reported to be lowered in silage as compared to the green forages. Lastly the seeds of the most common weeds are destroyed during silage fermentation thereby reducing the problem of dispersal of these seeds with cowdung as farm yard manure. Method of silage making: Digging of pit: Dug a pit in the farm. The location of the pit is quite important. It should be near to the cattle shed at some higher and sloppy ground so that rain water could not enter the pit and (3)

8 spoil the silage. The water table of the ground should be sufficiently deep to avoid seepage. The pit should be little bit slanting so that the rain water could easily flow away. Size of the pit: Size of the pit primarily depends upon the availability of fodder. However, if sufficient fodder is available then the number of animals and time duration for which the silage is to be used should be considered. The size of some rectangular silo pits along with their capacity is given below: Length (m) Breadth (m) Depth (m) Quantity of fodder in the pit (q) According to thumb rule for determining the capacity of the pit, if an animal need 20 kg silage daily then to feed 5 animals for a period of 90 days, the size of the pit should be 3m X 3m X 2m. In other words one cubic meter pit can accommodate about 5-6 quintals of green fodder. Shape of the pit: The shape of the silo pit is also important. It should have slanting walls with narrow base and broad opening. This type of shape is beneficial for filling the pit as this helps in maximum exclusion of air and ease in removing the silage from the pit. Preparation of the pit: Plaster the walls of the pit with cowdung. The farmers may also prepare a pucca silo pit. Cover the plastered pit with polythene. The base of the pit should not be covered by plastic sheet, rather it should be covered by straw so that the excess moisture, if present, or juice could be absorbed efficiently. Filling of pit: Chaff the crop into 5-8 cm pieces and start filling the pit. Spread the chaffed fodder upto a height of 1 foot and then press it. This process should be repeated after each filling. The major precaution during filling the pit is to exclude as much air as (4)

9 Filling of pit possible from the chaffed fodder. This is achieved by pressing the material by manual labor or mechanically by using a tractor. Care should be taken that material on the sides and edges are properly compressed. By doing so, keep on adding the material till the heap is around one meter above the ground level. Finally add some material in the central portion of the heap and then press it. Sealing of pit: Now cover the heap with a polythene sheet. Seal the edges of the sheet by cowdung. Spread about cm layer of straw on the sheet followed by 5-7 cm layer of earth. It should then be plastered with a layer of clay or cowdung. Any cracks in the cover, which develops subsequently, should immediately be plugged as to avoid entry of air or water into the pit. Prepared in this way, the silage is ready for feeding after days of sealing the pit. Recognition of well-fermented silage: Colour: Properly prepared silage is recognized from its color. The color of the wellfermented silage is bright light green or dull yellow, whereas that of the poorly fermented silage is olive, blue green or dark brown. Silage pit (5)

10 Smell: The smell of the well-fermented silage is like that of vinegar whereas poorly fermented silage is foul smelling. In the properly fermented silage the soluble carbohydrates are converted to lactic acid, whereas in the poorly fermented silage, butyric acid is the end product of fermentation which is primarily responsible for the bad smell. The poorly fermented silage should not be fed to the animals and should be discarded. Storage period: Properly prepared silage can be preserved for a long period. If properly covered silage could be stored as long as years or so. Once opened, it should be used regularly, and should be consumed within 3-4 months. Some exotic silage demonstrations Feeding of silage: Open the pit from one side after removing the earth and straw. Each time, a uniform layer of silage is removed vertically (from top to bottom) depending upon the daily need. Do not open the whole pit at once. Cover the opened side immediately after removing the silage, to avoid any exposure by air/moisture. The top portion may contain one moulds which should not be used for feeding. The animals may take some time (3-4 days) to adapt to the silage feeding, therefore feed 5-7 kg of silage along with some other fodder for the initial period. Once adapted, the cattle can be put on silage exclusively. The approximate quantity of silage to be fed to the animals is given below: (6)

11 Type of Animals Buffalo Milch Cows Pregnant Cows Bulls Heifers Quantity of silage /head kg kg kg kg kg Therefore, silage could play a significant role in reducing the green fodder shortage of the country and at the same time could immensely help in expanding the dairy sector particularly in the peri-urban regions of the country. Some exotic silage pits (7)

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