A dataset of grasses and respective silages was collected by systematically varying the harvesting time in primary growth (n = 27) and in regrowth (n = 25). The swards were mixtures of timothy and meadow fescue. The grasses were ensiled unwilted with formic acid. Fixed or mixed regression procedure of SAS was used to investigate the relationships between composition of grasses and respective si...

The hydrolysis of lignocellulose is assumed to be the rate-limiting step in the anaerobic fermentation process. A fungal hydrolytic enzyme mixture was used to assess the enzymatic impact on different feedstocks for biogas production. The optimal conditions for enzymatic hydrolysis of rye grain silage, maize silage, grass silage, feed residues and solid cattle manure were determined in lab-scale...

the effect feeding olive-pulp silage (ops) for 120 days on several blood attributes was studied using 16 rams allotted to two diets consisting of 70% corn silage or 70% ops. olive-pulp silage feeding resulted in lower serum total protein, alanine aminotransferase, calcium and phosphorus levels and higher glucose concentration compared to the corn silage diet. body weight and other blood attribu...

The objective of this study was to obtain different dry matter contents and proportions melon plant biomass for silage making. A completely randomized design with factorial arrangement (3 × 2) four replications adopted. first factor consisted three mixtures based on as-fed composition (branches + leaves) harvested (fruits)—100% (0% fruit), 90% 10% fruit, 100% fruit. second corresponded the ensi...

Knický, M. 2005. Possibilities to improve silage conservation effects of crop, ensiling technology and additives. Doctoral thesis. ISSN 1652-6880, ISBN 91-576-6961-9. The objective of this thesis was to investigate factors to improve the silage quality of different types of forage crops. The focus was on the influence of crop maturity, silage additives and laceration on the quality of whole-cro...

Particle size alterations during neutral detergent fiber (NDF) determination and in situ rumen incubation were analyzed by dry sieving and image analysis to evaluate the in situ procedure for estimation of NDF degradation parameters and indigestible NDF concentration in terms of particle size. Early-cut and late-cut grass silages, corn silage, alfalfa silage, rapeseed meal, and dried distillers...

Suwarno, Wittenberg, K. M., Ingalls, J. R. and McCaughey, W. P. 2000. Performance of lactating dairy cows fed macerated forage conserved as silage and hay. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 80: 123–129. The effect of forage maceration at harvest on silage characteristics and its effect on lactation performance of Holstein cows were determined. Either a roller conditioner or a prototype forage macerator manufa...

A series of in vitro fermentation experiments was performed to assess the effects of 4 feed enzyme products (FE) that varied in enzymatic activities on the degradation of alfalfa hay and corn silage. The FE contained a range of endoglucanase, exoglucanase, xylanase, and protease activities, and a range of dose rates (DR) was used. The objective of the study was to identify effective formulation...

In recent years, the use of microbial inoculants has been increasing in Brazil, although the results have been conflicting. This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of adding a by-product from amino acid production or biological inoculants on fermentative characteristics, chemical composition and aerobic stability of corn silage. The treatments were: Control (control silage without addi...

This study evaluated the effect of feeding silage to pigs on nitrogen (N) utilization and ammonia (NH3) volatilization. In total, 128 Yorkshire × Hampshire (30–110 kg) were fed commercial feed (Control) or mixed with dried, milled in pelleted form (Pellet-S), fresh, chopped (Silage-Ch) intensively treated (Silage-Pr). Silage replaced 20% crude protein (g/kg). Diet affected daily N excretion, wh...