Author: Susan Wood Gay, Assistant Professor and Extension Engineer, Biological Systems Engineering Department; and Robert "Bobby" Grisso, Professor and Extension Engineer, Biological Systems Engineering Department; Virginia Tech.
Publication Number 442-760, May 2002
Table 2. Dry matter and digestibility losses in large round hay bales during various storage methods over a seven-month period.
| Dry Matter Loss (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study | Ground Stored | Elevated on Pallets | Elevated on Pallets and Covered with a Tarp | Covered with a Tarp Only | Barn Stored |
| Ely (1984) | 65 | 38 | 14 | -- | 4 |
| Collins et al. (1987) | 50 | 32 | 14 | -- | 4 |
| Hoveland et al. (1997) | 30 | -- | -- | 10 | 0 |
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