Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of increasing the milk and/or meat quantity of silage-fed animals comprising the steps: a) treating plants and/or propagules and/or sites where the plants are growing or are to grow with at least one strobilurin compound b) producing silage from the plants treated according to step a) c) feeding the milk and/or meat producing animals with the silage produced according to step b) made from the plants treated according to step a). Furthermore, the present invention relates to silage for feeding animals, produced from plants treated with at least one strobilurin compound prior to producing said silage. In addition, the present invention relates to the use of at least one strobilurin compound to increase the milk quantity of silage-fed milk-producing animals. Moreover, the present invention relates to the use of at least one strobilurin compound to increase the meat quantity of silage-fed meat-producing animals.

Abstract: The present invention involves a sampler designed to collect drill cuttings which are produced during drilling of a blast hole in open-pit mining operations. The present invention is designed to capture a theoretically accurate sample which will be assayed for the gold and silver it contains (and may be appropriate for other minerals as well). The present invention obtains a larger, more representative sample and has the ability to split the sample automatically to a reasonable lab delivery weight. The design of the invention provides for sampling through the drill deck of drill machines which are commonly used in open-pit mining operations. The design of the invention allows for sampling over the entire particle trajectory and is unaffected by changes in drilling equipment. The sampler comprises a pan which is tapered and receives drill cuttings produced from drilling a blast hole.