Evaluation of an experimental silage inoculant in laboratory and farm silos using alfalfa and forage sorghum

dc.citation.epage118en_US
dc.citation.spage113en_US
dc.contributor.authorBolsen, K.
dc.contributor.authorSmith, R.
dc.contributor.authorIlg, H.
dc.contributor.authorFung, Daniel Y. C.
dc.contributor.authoreiddfungen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-12-08T15:44:49Z
dc.date.available2010-12-08T15:44:49Z
dc.date.issued2010-12-08
dc.date.published1986en_US
dc.description.abstractAn experimental microbial inoculant dramatically increased the speed of pH drop and rate and amount of lactic acid production in alfalfa at both 60 and 90 F storage temperatures. In two trials with forage sorghums, the inoculant did not affect the silage fermentation at 60 F but it did produce small improvements in silages at 90 F. In general, sorghum silages at 60 F fermented slower and had high pH values, lower lactic acid, and higher acetic acid contents than silages at 90 F. The response to the additive in a farm silo trial was not consistent for the criteria measured. Ensiling temperatures, chemical compositions, and dry matter recoveries were similar for control and inoculated silages. However, calves fed treated silage had a 5.9% better feed conversion, which resulted in 4.4 lb more gain per ton of ensiled cropen_US
dc.description.conferenceCattlemen's Day, 1986, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, March, 1986en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2097/6836
dc.publisherKansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Serviceen_US
dc.relation.isPartOfCattlemen’s Day, 1986en_US
dc.relation.isPartOfKansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 86-320-Sen_US
dc.relation.isPartOfReport of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 494en_US
dc.subjectBeefen_US
dc.subjectSilageen_US
dc.subjectAlfalfaen_US
dc.subjectForage sorghumen_US
dc.subjectLaboratoryen_US
dc.subjectFarm silosen_US
dc.titleEvaluation of an experimental silage inoculant in laboratory and farm silos using alfalfa and forage sorghumen_US
dc.typeConference paperen_US

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