Participation in Forum on October 20, 2009
Silage inoculants and corn silages: Really a very interesting topic: . Very often producers affirm corn silages do not need a silage inoculant. This opinion is mainly based on the fact that corn silages show relatively high levels of acidity (low pH values) upon opening of the silo. This is due to the high amount of sugar in the material, the low buffer capacity and the relatively high epiphytic ...
Article published the June 9, 2009
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 used in two main directions: a) to enhance the fermentation (homofermentative LAB producing mainly lactic acid) = stimulants; and b) to lengthen the aerobic stability of the silage in the feed ...
Article published the March 9, 2009
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 also qualitatively.A first differentiation in the techniques used for preserving feed is done by the presence or lack of oxygen. Grains and hay are mainly preserved aerobically with the addition ...
Article published the January 14, 2009
These days the price of grain is constantly increasing due to poor harvests in key producing countries, supply constraints on the rice economy and a fast-growing demand for bio-fuel (UN News Centre, 2006). A price decrease is not expected in the coming years. This is why producers have to extract the highest animal performance from locally produced voluminous feedstuffs such as pastures, silages a ...
Article published the December 17, 2008
You probably recognise the scheme below. We'd ask you to take another good look at it. Are these problems often present in your herd? Do your cows seldom respond to veterinary therapies? Are the symptoms often associated with specific feedstuffs? If this is the case you are probably facing a mycotoxin problem. As supported by scientific literature, even the best management of agricultural strategi ...
Article published the October 14, 2008
Research on the topic “Profitability in the use of silage inoculants” in scientific literature shows that many authors (e.g. Vanzant, 2008; Raue, 2006) have already tried to use methods for calculating the economical impact of the use of silage inoculants. The following calculations are based on the improvement of the energy contents in silages compared with non-treated silages.In Figure 1 the po ...
Participation in Forum on March 31, 2008
Dear Mr Mitrik,
Thanks for reading the article and your comments. Related to them:
- positive controls were tested using biological silage inoculants available on the market. We did not use the names intentionally because of ethical principles.
- right, the DLG evaluates the effectiveness of silage inoculants also in the milk and meat production. That is one of the evaluations but not th ...
Article published the March 17, 2008
Silage inoculants prevent the growth of undesirable microorganisms and therefore the nutrient losses caused by them, and ensure silage feed quality. In consequence, animal performance will be at a top standard level, even in periods of the year in which the availability of feedstuffs is insufficient.Silage inoculants can be classified according to their effect on the matter to be ensiled or their ...
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