SILAGE

SILAGE
   the name given to green fodder, vegetables, &c., stored in stacks or pits (or silos) under heavy pressure, the process being known as ensilage. The practice of thus preserving green crops for fodder dates from earliest times, but its general adoption in Britain only began in 1882 since when its spread has been rapid. Originally the process in vogue involved slight fermentation, resulting in "sour silage," but in 1884 it was found that by delaying the application of pressure for a day or two a rise of temperature took place sufficiently great to destroy the bacteria producing fermentation, the result being "sweet silage." Both kinds are readily eaten by cattle.

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. . 1907.

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  • Silage — Si lage, n. & v. Short for {Ensilage}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Silage — (spr. lāsch ), s. Futterbereitung …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Silage — Silage,die:⇨Gärfutter …   Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

  • silage — fodder packed in a silo, 1884, alteration (probably by influence of silo) of ensilage (1881), from Fr. ensilage, from ensiler put in a silo, from Sp. ensilar (see SILO (Cf. silo)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • silage — ► NOUN ▪ green fodder that is compacted and stored in airtight conditions without first being dried, used as animal feed in the winter. ORIGIN from Spanish ensilar put into a silo …   English terms dictionary

  • silage — [sī′lij] n. [contr. (based on SILO) < ENSILAGE] green fodder preserved in a silo; ensilage …   English World dictionary

  • Silage — For the Christian Alternative band, please see Silage (band) Silage is fermented, high moisture fodder that can be fed to ruminants (cud chewing animals like cattle and sheep) [ [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/silage www.dictionary.com] ] …   Wikipedia

  • Silage — Maissilage in einem Fahrsilo Luftdichtes Einwickeln von Rundballen aus angewelk …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • silage — /suy lij/, n. fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage. [1880 85; shortening of ENSILAGE, influenced by SILO] * * * or ensilage Forage plants such as corn, legumes, and grasses that have been harvested at early maturity, finely… …   Universalium

  • Silage — Silofutter; Gärfutter * * * Si|la|ge 〈[ ʒə] f. 19; unz.〉 Sy 〈veraltet〉 Ensilage 1. Einsäuern von Futter 2. eingesäuertes Futter [Abk. <engl. ensilage „Gärfutter“; → Silo] * * * Si|la|ge [zi la:ʒə , österr. meist: …ʃ] …   Universal-Lexikon

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