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| Questão | Responda |
| DMD | Dry Matter Digestibility |
| Tillering | The development of side shoots In a grass plant |
| Heading out | This is when half of the grass plants have produced seed heads |
| DMI | Dry matter intake |
| Ensiling | This is the process of storing grass or another crop in a silo, clamp or pit for preservation as silage |
| Dehydration | Dry the grass out so much that the bacteria cannot work |
| White clover | Protein rich legume that fixes atmospheric nitrogen and is very palatable |
| Livestock units | A livestock unit is a measurement of livestock grazing. One LU is the equivalent of one dairy or suckler cow. 1 LU requires 12 tone of herbage annually. |
| Hybrid vigour | Has the desirable characteristics of both parents |
| Topping | Cuts grass to correct post-grazing height and encourages tillering (5cm). Also controls weeds |
| What is Grassland establishment | The progression from newly emerged grass seedlings to thick closely knit grassland |
| Controlled fermentation | Reduce the pH to a level that the bacteria cannot work at |
| What is silage effluent? | Liquid that seeps from silage after it is stored |
| How do we encourage grass to establish | By producing tillers by damaging the main shoot of the plant through grazing or topping |
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