Reducing losses during storage and unloading of silage
1991
Honig, H. (Federal Research Center of Agriculture, Braunschweig (Germany). Inst. of Grassland and Forage Research)
Bad ensilability of the crop can be improved or compensated by ensiling technology mainly in four ways: Reducing water content by wilting; increasing homogenity and substrate availability by chopping or laceration; use of additives; increasing insufficient epiphytic population of lactic acid bacteria by adding LAB-inoculants. In the storage phase -in addition to the unavoidable fermentation losses, mainly controlled by substrate parameters - air infiltration is a markable source of losses. Aeration losses often may exceed those due to fermentation. In this context, the following matters have to be observed: The motive forces for air infiltration; factors influencing its intensity, such as leakages and resistance of the forage to gas flow; practical measures to reduce gas flow, such as consolidation and sealing.
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