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 The forages like grasses and legumes that
have been cut ,and then dried under
sunlight.
 It is used when there is shortage of
forages.
 Hay making is preferred mode of
conserving the food of all green forages.

 It is used when there is less
availability of fodder.
 The chances of spoilage will be less
than the silage.
 It require less space for its storage.

 It also require a lot of time and extra
labour.
 During hay making process 10-15% loss of
nutrient occur.
 Hay making is done in presence of sun
light.
 If sun light not available it difficult the
hay making process.

 Fast drying maximizes green color
and palatability.
 The rapid drying is more suitable for
hay making as it minimize the
microbial growth.
 The basic principle is to reduce
moisture content in order to inhibit
the action of microbial enzymes.
 In order to store green crops in a
stack the moisture content should
be reduced to 15-20%.

 For leguminous fodder harvesting is done
at the start of flowering.
 Grasses should be harvested for hay
making when there is emergence of head.
 At this stage there are maximum
nutrients and green matters.
 March and april are best season for hay
making from leguminus fodder.
 For grasses after rainy season.

 In case of leguminous fodder
lucerne and oat is best for making
of hay and may be barseem.
 In case of grasses
like sudan grasses and sadabahar.

There are two methods of hay
making.
 Traditional method
 New mechanised technique
 It consist of following steps
 Mowing
 Tedding
 Raking
 Baling

 Cut the crop , when easy to break
the stem by hand.
 Dry the crop under sunlight in the
field.
 Turn the forage before sunset or
sunrise to avoid shattering of leaves.
 Then hang with a rope.
 Stack it by using 3 bamboos.

Digestibility %age
Dry matter 60%

protein 67%

Crude fibers 41%

Ether extract 25%

Nitrogen free extract 72%

 To cut the grasses a machine is
used which is called mower.
 It is the first step in making of
hay.
 Mowing is done in the morning.
 It can be at the end of the day
when the grass is drier.
 So that it can increase the
energy level of the forage by
capturing some of the sugars.

 For spreading of hay tedding is done.
 Hay tedders have several orbital wheels
that lift hay By a turn.
 Tedding is immediately after mowing to
spread the swath.
 It may require a second tedding the next
day to speed up the drying process.
 More tedding can shatter leaves of
alfalfa.

 Tocollect the hay .Hay rake is used.
 When the hay has tedded and is nearly
dry, it is ready to rake.
 Raking turns the hay one more time to
Ready to be baled.
 Hay is gathered loose and stacked
without being baled first.
 Spontaneous combustion may occur if hay
becomes wet while in storage.

A baler is a machine that coiled the cut
hay in to round shape.
 After cutting, drying and raking baling is
done.
 Then should be hauled to a central
location for storage.
 It depend on geography, region and
climate.
 In this process hay is usually gathered in
the form of bales.

 Bacterial fermentation may occur in
the forages that has been laid in the
field.
 It may lead to production of acetic
acid and propionic acid.
 Mouldy hay is unpalatable and
harmfull.
 It may lead to production of
mycotoxin.
 The provitamin and carotene may be
reduced from 150-200mg/kg in the dry
matter.

 Hay can be stored under a roof when
resources permit.
 It is frequently kept inside sheds and may
be stacked inside a bale
 Hay never exposed to any possible source
of heat.
 Because dry hay and the dust it produces
are highly flammable.

 Moisture contents should be less
than 15%.
 More leafy and green.
 It should be free from dust and
mold.
 It should be easily palatable.
 It should be less expensive.

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