Koszty zmienne produkcji suszu z lucerny przewiędniętej na pokosach były o 23% niższe niż suszu z lucerny świeżej. Wstępne więdnięcie nie obniżyło strawności i wartości energetycznej suszu. Wyraźnie niższa byla tylko zawartość betakarotenu.%Fresh lucerne meal and meal from lucerne wilted in the field to 29% dry matter content was produced in a natural gas-fired drum drier. The efficiency of the drier was 760 kg and 1070 kg of meal per hour. 470 m~3 and 335 m~3 of gas was burned to produce 1 t of meal. The direct cost of 1 t of wilted lucerne was lower by 23%. The nutrient content and digestibility of both meals, determined on rams, did not differ significantly, the crude protein digestibility being slightly higher in the wilted lucerne meal. The energy value of both meals was similar. The wilting of forage only decreased the carotene content of meal, from 182 ppm to 110 ppm in dry matter.
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