Topics:
Animal Nutrition, Animal Refresher
Process Term for Hay Making
The method of hay making is known as:
- Hay Curing — Correct Answer
- Sun drying
- Hay forming
- None
Explanation:
Correct Answer: Hay Curing
The entire agricultural process of cutting fresh green forage and systematically field-drying it — reducing moisture from ~75–80% down to a safe storage level of 12–14% — to preserve its nutritional value without fermentation is formally defined as Hay Curing.
Hay vs Silage — Key Differences
| Item | Hay | Silage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sun-dried forage | Anaerobic fermentation of green fodder |
| Moisture | 12–14% | 60–70% |
| Best crop | Oat (Avena sativa) | Maize (Zea mays) |
| Preferred plant | Leafy; thin stem | Thick stem |
| Harvesting time | 1/3 to 1/2 flowering | Between flowering and milk stage |
| Nutritive value | Lower | Higher |
| Vitamin D | Very high | Lower |
| Vitamin A | Lost up to 80% | Better retained |
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