Effect of Farm Scale on Corn Silage Quality: Dairy Farms in Balıkesir

Key Points

• This research aims to evaluate how different farm scales impact the quality of corn silage used in dairy farming.
• Collected 450 corn silage samples from four farm scale categories (1-50, 51-100, 101-200, >200 lactating cows).
• Analyzed samples for dry matter, crude protein, crude ash, crude fiber, ether extract, starch, pH, neutral detergent fiber, and acid detergent fiber.
• Conducted statistical analysis to identify differences in quality across farm scales.
• Identified statistically significant differences in crude protein levels among different farm scale categories.
• Differences in other quality metrics such as dry matter and fiber content were also noted, although specifics were not provided.