Silage Fermentation Articles & Analysis
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Other cool-season grasses—such as ryegrass, orchard grass, timothy, and bromegrass—are also well-suited for silage due to their nutritional value and fermentation characteristics. ...
New innovations can produce higher-quality feed at a lower cost. This is particularly true for silage, a preserved forage made from energy-rich crops such as corn, alfalfa, sorghum, or grass that undergo fermentation under anaerobic conditions. While silage has traditionally been stored in silos, bunkers, piles, or pits, more dairy farmers are ...
Slurry introduces all sorts of undesirable microbes into silage, such as enterobacteria and clostridia, both of which produce a poor silage fermentation, increasing the risk of higher clamp losses. ...