White clover in round bales

andybk said:

we always used additive with (mainly) pure clover stands , as above good idea to feed a bit of straw with very high clover bales for a bit of fibre , though the red had stalks which they are all up , move as little as poss as soon as leaves go black be very careful, row when dew on ground

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Ffermer Bach said:

I was told that cattle benefit from the "prickle factor" of longer roughage in the rumen, which helps them digest I guess, and improves intake, silage contractor told me this, and he does a bit of relief milking too so I guess gets to talk to lots of different people.

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Kevtherev said:

Remember reading somewhere that too much clover in silage can cause fermentation problems but can’t remember where or who wrote the article??

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Sid said:

Depends what you classify as a problem.

Seen bales of late made RC silage that's got black stinking liquid oozing out of them and cows fighting to get at it over maize silage.

It's only a problem if they won't eat it everything else can be balanced

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Ffermer Bach said:

am I right in thinking you shouldn't ted clover too much, as the leaves are likely to become brittle and break up and you lose as lot of the feed value?

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