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Drying large round bales of alfalfa treated with a chemical drying agent
Authors: J.A. Barclay and G.C. Misener
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Description: The overall drying time of alfalfa treated with a chemical drying agent and then harvested into large round bales was compared to that of large round bales of untreated alfalfa. The effect ofthe drying agent on the nutritional quality ofthe alfalfa was also assessed. The overall drying time was measured from when the alfalfa was cut to when it reached approximately 18% moisture, wet basis. In two trials using second- and third-cut alfalfa, respectively, desiccanttreated hay baled at approximately 35% moisture dried significantly faster (P<0.05) than untreated hay baled at the same time. The average reduction in drying time was 23.1% with the treated hay compared to the untreated hay. However, untreated alfalfa field dried to below 35% moisture, dried significantly faster (P<0.05) than the desiccant treated hay baled at 35% moisture. Desiccant application increased the acid detergent fiber (ADF) content and decreased the total nitrogen (TN) content during the trial using second-cut alfalfa but had no adverse effects during the trial using third-cut alfalfa. Field-drying the hay to below 35% moisture had the same adverse effect on the ADF and TN of the second-cut alfalfa.
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Citation: J.A. Barclay and G.C. Misener 1990. DRYING LARGE ROUND BALES OF ALFALFA TREATED WITH A CHEMICAL DRYING AGENT. Canadian Agricultural Engineering 32(1):99-103.
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Description: The overall drying time of alfalfa treated with a chemical drying agent and then harvested into large round bales was compared to that of large round bales of untreated alfalfa. The effect ofthe drying agent on the nutritional quality ofthe alfalfa was also assessed. The overall drying time was measured from when the alfalfa was cut to when it reached approximately 18% moisture, wet basis. In two trials using second- and third-cut alfalfa, respectively, desiccanttreated hay baled at approximately 35% moisture dried significantly faster (P<0.05) than untreated hay baled at the same time. The average reduction in drying time was 23.1% with the treated hay compared to the untreated hay. However, untreated alfalfa field dried to below 35% moisture, dried significantly faster (P<0.05) than the desiccant treated hay baled at 35% moisture. Desiccant application increased the acid detergent fiber (ADF) content and decreased the total nitrogen (TN) content during the trial using second-cut alfalfa but had no adverse effects during the trial using third-cut alfalfa. Field-drying the hay to below 35% moisture had the same adverse effect on the ADF and TN of the second-cut alfalfa.
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Citation: J.A. Barclay and G.C. Misener 1990. DRYING LARGE ROUND BALES OF ALFALFA TREATED WITH A CHEMICAL DRYING AGENT. Canadian Agricultural Engineering 32(1):99-103.
Volume: 32
Issue: 1
Pages -
Contributor:
Date: 1990
Technical field:
Conference name:
Session name:
Other information:
Type: Text.Article
Format: PDF
Publication type:
Source:
Relation:
Coverage: Canada
Language 1: en
Language 2:
Rights: Canadian Society for Bioengineering
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