Question 22 of 34intermediate🔍 AnalyzeShort Answer3 marks

Do you see any advantages of chopping dry or green fodder? Explain your response.

Correct Answer

Chopping dry and green fodder offers several advantages.

(1) Easier compaction in silage bags for storage.

(2) Improved palatability — animals can consume chopped fodder more easily.

(3) Better mixing with supplements like jaggery, salt, and mineral mixture.

(4) Enhanced digestibility as smaller pieces are easier to chew and digest.

(5) Reduced wastage as animals consume chopped fodder more completely.

(6) Uniform distribution of nutrients when supplements are added.

(7) Easier handling and portion control during feeding.

For silage making, chopping to 2-3cm is essential for proper compaction and fermentation.

Exercise: Activity 8: Making dry fodder mixture | Q: 2 | (Page Page 23)
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Explanation

The chapter emphasises that chopping fodder to 2-3cm is essential for silage making so it can be compacted properly in silage bags. For dry fodder treatment, chopped fodder allows better absorption of jaggery-salt-mineral mixture. The treatment with jaggery and salt improves palatability and digestibility, especially during harsh summer or dry season.

Solution Steps

  1. Easier compaction in silage bags for storage

  2. Improved palatability - animals can consume chopped fodder more easily

  3. Better mixing with supplements like jaggery, salt, and mineral mixture

  4. Enhanced digestibility as smaller pieces are easier to chew and digest

  5. Reduced wastage as animals consume chopped fodder more completely

  6. Uniform distribution of nutrients when supplements are added

  7. Easier handling and portion control during feeding

  8. For silage making, chopping to 2-3cm is essential for proper compaction and fermentation

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