The document discusses silage production in goat farming. It explains that silage is fermented high-moisture plant material used to feed goats. The advantages of silage include preserving nutrients, utilizing crop byproducts, and killing harmful microbes. The document outlines the requirements and methods for silage making, including chopping plants, adjusting moisture, adding sugars or inoculants, and storing to ferment. It provides examples of materials used for silage and container options. Silage production is presented as a potential business opportunity in the Philippines.

1. Current Status of Goat Industry in the Philippines
• Industry’s Trend for the Past years up to present
• Backyard-to-Commercial operation ratio
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2. Current Status of Goat Industry in the Philippines
• Industry’s Trend for the Past years up to present
• Backyard-to-Commercial operation ratio
Silage
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Silage is a fermented, high-
moisture (60-70%) plant
material which can be fed
to goats or other ruminants
Silaging/Ensiling/SilageMaking
-is a way of preserving forage material
thru fermentation

3. Current Status of Goat Industry in the Philippines
• Industry’s Trend for the Past years up to present
• Backyard-to-Commercial operation ratio
AdvantageofSilageMaking?
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• Allows storage of forage during season of
abundant growth
• Preservation of nutrients in the forage
material
• Can utilize crop by-products
• Fermentation decreases toxic substance
and kills harmful microbes in the forage
material

4. Current Status of Goat Industry in the Philippines
• Industry’s Trend for the Past years up to present
• Backyard-to-Commercial operation ratio
Requirements forSilaging
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• Moisture – 60-70%
• Source of fermentable sugar
(glucose/fructose)
• Fiber
• Bacteria and Yeast
• Anaerobic environment

5. Current Status of Goat Industry in the Philippines
• Industry’s Trend for the Past years up to present
• Backyard-to-Commercial operation ratio
Whatareplantmaterialthatcanbeusedinsilaging?
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Corn Silage Napier Silage
Grass Silage
Legume Silage
Kamote Silage
Pineapple Silage
FPJ/FFJ

6. Current Status of Goat Industry in the Philippines
• Industry’s Trend for the Past years up to present
• Backyard-to-Commercial operation ratio
MethodsinSilagemaking
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1. Chop the plant
material that will be
ensiled (particle size
should facilitate the
exclusion of oxygen in
the plant material and
increase the surface
area for the action of
microbes

7. Current Status of Goat Industry in the Philippines
• Industry’s Trend for the Past years up to present
• Backyard-to-Commercial operation ratio
MethodsinSilagemaking
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2. Adjustment of moisture
Addition of dried material in
the forage
Fresh weight – Dry weight = % Moisture
Fresh weight
Wilting of forage in the field

8. Current Status of Goat Industry in the Philippines
• Industry’s Trend for the Past years up to present
• Backyard-to-Commercial operation ratio
HandTestforMoisture
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Too Wet
Too Dry 60-70% Moisture
Pressing by hand

9. Current Status of Goat Industry in the Philippines
• Industry’s Trend for the Past years up to present
• Backyard-to-Commercial operation ratio
MethodsinSilagemaking
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3. Addition of Sugar , Organic Acid
and/or Inoculant
Molasses 5-7.5%
Rice Bran / Ground corn – 5%

10. Current Status of Goat Industry in the Philippines
• Industry’s Trend for the Past years up to present
• Backyard-to-Commercial operation ratio
MethodsinSilagemaking
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• Notes:
• Corn Silage made up of corn cobs and corn stover may not need
the addition of sugars
• Sugarcane silage has sufficient amount of sugar in the plant
material, there’s no need to add sugar
• Addition of inoculants ensure rapid colonization of lactic acid
fermenting bacteria thus avoiding the development of other
organisms in the silage

11. Current Status of Goat Industry in the Philippines
• Industry’s Trend for the Past years up to present
• Backyard-to-Commercial operation ratio
MethodsinSilagemaking
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4. Ensure exclusion of
oxygen

12. Current Status of Goat Industry in the Philippines
• Industry’s Trend for the Past years up to present
• Backyard-to-Commercial operation ratio
MethodsinSilagemaking
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4. Fermentation
-10-30 days
Storage-
Up to 1 year

13. Current Status of Goat Industry in the Philippines
• Industry’s Trend for the Past years up to present
• Backyard-to-Commercial operation ratio
SilageContainers
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• Industry’s Trend for the Past years up to present
• Backyard-to-Commercial operation ratio
SilageContainers
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• Industry’s Trend for the Past years up to present
• Backyard-to-Commercial operation ratio
Trench/BunkerSiloforSilage
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• Backyard-to-Commercial operation ratio
Upright/TowerSiloforSilage
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• Backyard-to-Commercial operation ratio
SilobagforSilage
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• Backyard-to-Commercial operation ratio
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• Backyard-to-Commercial operation ratio
SilageProductioninthePhilippines
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• Industry’s Trend for the Past years up to present
• Backyard-to-Commercial operation ratio
SilageProductionasaBusiness
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• Industry’s Trend for the Past years up to present
• Backyard-to-Commercial operation ratio
SilageProductionasaBusiness
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• Industry’s Trend for the Past years up to present
• Backyard-to-Commercial operation ratio
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