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The aim is to assess the performance and economic feasibility of silage from different annual forage crops for ruminant nutrition.

January 25, 2026Advances in AgricultureOpen Access

Annual Grass Silage: A Productive and Cost‐Effective Strategy for Ruminant Nutrition

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Evaluates silage production from annual forage crops in terms of nutrition and economic viability.

The aim is to assess the performance and economic feasibility of silage from different annual forage crops for ruminant nutrition.
Randomized block design with four treatments: two maize varieties, one sorghum, and one pearl millet.
Assessment of productive traits, chemical composition, fermentation characteristics, and economic analysis.
Conducted under drip irrigation with five replicates per treatment.
Maize and sorghum yielded the highest forage mass, averaging 47.23 t ha −1.
Silages from maize and pearl millet contained the highest crude protein at 9.24%.
Pearl millet showed 173% higher dry matter losses and 380% greater effluent losses compared to other silages.
Maize had the highest total revenues, averaging R$ 16,651.95, with the lowest production costs for pearl millet.
All crops demonstrated satisfactory agronomic performance and economic viability for silage production.

Chagas et al. (2026) studied this question.

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