Carrot/grass silage as cattle feed

Abstract

Carrots and grass hay were ensiled together, stored in vertical silos, and compared to a bromegrass/alfalfa silage in a feeding trial using 20 weaned cattle. The carrot/grass silage ensiled well and was accepted by the steers. Growth performance was similar for both silages and the cattle responded to barley supplementation. Key words: Cattle, carrots, silage, feed