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Control of E. coli O157:H7 in corn silage with inoculants under anaerobic and aerobic conditions.
The aim was to determine if bacterial inoculants could eliminate E. coli O157:H7 (ECOL) in contaminated corn silages and if inoculants transferred antibacterial activity to silages. Chopped corn forage was ensi...
Author: A. F. Pedroso, A. T. Adesogan, O. Queiroz, and S. K. Williams
Publication date: 09/23/2009    Rating:    Views: 18

Cooperative Farming in Africa: a tool for poverty alleviation
Youths are the hope of any society.They are human assets on which the society depends for manpower suatainability.The future of a society depends to a large extent on quality of its youth .Therefore,we need to ...
Author: Dr Stephen O. Adejoro
Publication date: 08/07/2009    Rating:    Views: 90

Applying Manure on Perennial Forage
Pros and Cons of Applying Manure on Perennial Forage AdvantagesManure can be a valuable source of nutrients for forage crops. It is a "complete" fertilizer, containing varying amounts of all the major plant nut...
Author: Agriculture and Rural Development, Government of Alberta
Publication date: 07/14/2009    Rating:    Views: 61

Crop Residues - Your Future Cash Crop?
There is lots of talk about new opportunities in the biomass, fossil fuel replacement "Green Economy". However, there needs to be some consideration as to where all the biomass is going to come from to meet the...
Author: Ian McDonald - Applied Research Coordinator/ Field Crops/ OMAFRA
Publication date: 06/30/2009    Rating:    Views: 41

Harvesting the Cereal Nurse Crop Early
Alfalfa winterkill this spring was worse than anticipated across the province, forcing many to reseed significant acreage. Where a cereal nurse crop is used to establish a new alfalfa seeding, the nurse crop wi...
Author: Gilles Quesnel - Field Crop IPM Program Lead/ OMAFRA/ Kemptville
Publication date: 06/30/2009    Rating:    Views: 47

Johne's Disease- Should Manure Be Applied To Forages?
Application of manure from animals infected with pathogens to crops for animal consumption is a potential method for spreading infection. Johne's (yo-nees) Disease is a persistent and debilitating bacterial di...
Author: Christine Brown - Nutrient Management Lead/ OMAFRA/ Woodstock
Publication date: 06/30/2009    Rating:    Views: 52

How profitable are silage inoculants?
Silage is the product of the fermentation of different crops caused mainly by lactic acid bacteria (LAB) based on the acidification of the material under anaerobic conditions. Biological silage additives are us...
Author: Acosta Aragón, Y. PhD
Publication date: 06/09/2009    Rating:    Views: 348

Treating Corn Silage to Enhance its Protein Content
Corn silage is great cattle feed. When harvested and stored correctly it has a lot of digestible fiber, plenty of starch from the grain to provide lots of energy, and is well-liked by cattle. However, like most...
Author: Mark L. Wahlberg, Extension Animal Scientist, VA Tech - Livestock Update newsletter - Virgini...
Publication date: 04/27/2009    Rating:    Views: 167

Grain storage and spoilage prevention and control
The feed hygiene Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 presents a legal foundation for the production of safe feedstuffs. The regulation applies to primary production and puts the spotlight clearly on grain storage since...
Author: Courtesy of Kemin Europa N.V.
Publication date: 03/16/2009    Rating:    Views: 750

Silage inoculants for haylage: feasible?
The preservation of feed for periods of underproduction is a universal problem. All farmers worldwide face the need of guaranteeing the feed for their animals over the year, and not only quantitatively but al...
Author: Acosta Aragón, Y. (BIOMIN Holding GmbH) and Schoendorfer, K. (Technology Center Tulln) -Courte...
Publication date: 03/09/2009    Rating:    Views: 212