Maize silage suffers from several factors that affect the final quality and, to some extent, pre-ensiled conditions can be potentially tuned during harvesting. After assessing new indices for under lab-scale conditions, trials have been conducted find associations between fresh maize characteristics and features. Among first, we included field input levels, FAO class, maturity stage, use of bac...

The dairy farming systems of Western Europe are based on a simple feeding system composed of grazed and preserved grass, maize silage and concentrates in variable proportions. There is, nevertheless, a great diversity of feeding strategies between dairy farms. Over 5 years, we studied the direct and delayed effects of four feeding strategies on the lactation and reproduction performances of Hol...