Related Maize Products
Grain Maize and Corn Cob Mix
Corn cob mix (CCM) is harvested as a high value feed, ideal for providing very high levels of starch and fibre content. The crop is cut at a similar stage to grain maize, using a cob picker header, attached to a conventional forage harvester, with a corn cracker fitted. A similar product, ground ear maize (GEM) can also be produced, when harvested via a combine.
Key benefits
- Provides very high starch, by pass starch and fibre levels
- Ideal feed for providing higher levels of rumen fibre and ‘scratch factor’ in the diet
- CCM can be ensiled, preserved and fed in conjunction with maize silage
- Harvested with a conventional forage harvester and maize picker header
Once harvested, CCM is ensiled with an appropriate additive, and contains higher fibre contents than silage maize. Non Digestible fibre (NDF) can be between 10 – 15% and is ideal for providing higher rumen ‘scratch factor’ particularly when combined with very high maize feeding regimes.
Yield
|
|
Yield DM (t/ha) |
Harvest DM (%) |
Energy (ME) |
| Dry Matter Yield - Harvested as silage |
18 |
32 |
11.2 |
| Dry Matter Yield - Harvested as CCM |
11 |
45 |
12.0 |
Feed Analysis
|
Typical % |
Range % |
|
| Dry Matter (Whole plant) |
45 |
40 - 55 |
| Protein |
8 |
8 - 8.5 |
| ME / MJ (Energy) |
12 |
12 - 12.5 |
| Starch |
40 |
40 - 45 |
| pH |
4.0 |
4.0 - 4.3 |
| Fibre (% NDF) |
12 |
10 - 15 |
| Digestibility 'D' Value |
55 |
50 - 60 |
Varieties with early cob ripeness and good standing power suit both early silage, and CCM production. This gives added flexibility for dual purpose harvesting of silage and CCM from one variety.
Suitable early varieties are LAPRIORA (KXA5011) and KAUKAS where an early harvest is desired, or on less favourable areas.
