Management of fermentation process in ensilaged livestock feed

• Published in: Biotechnology in Animal Husbandry (Serbia) Vol. 26; no. 1-2; pp. 105 - 115
• Main Authors: Dinic, B., Institute for Forage Crops, Krusevac (Serbia), Djordjevic, N., University of Belgrade, Belgrade - Zemun (Serbia). Faculty of Agriculture, Andjelkovic, B., Institute for Forage Crops, Krusevac (Serbia), Sokolovic, D., Institute for Forage Crops, Krusevac (Serbia), Terzic, D., Institute for Forage Crops, Krusevac (Serbia)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: BUFFERING CAPACITY; CAPACIDAD TAMPON; CAPACITE TAMPON; CARBOHIDRATOS; CARBOHYDRATES; ENSILADO; ENSILAGE (PRODUIT); ENSILAGE (TRAITEMENT); ENSILAJE; FANAISON; FERMENTACION; FERMENTATION; GLUCIDE; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_1138; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_1300; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_16036; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_2855; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_3879; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_7060; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_8390; INOCULACION; INOCULATION; MARCHITAMIENTO; SILAGE; SILAGE MAKING; WILTING
• ISSN: 1450-9156; 2217-7140
• DOI: 10.2298/BAH1002105D

The control of fermentation process in ensilaged livestock feed is based on knowledge of biomass. The important aspects are the suitability for ensilaging (the content of fermentative carbohydrates and buffer capacity of the biomass), providing of the correct level of dry matter and anaerobic environment, wilting, using the chemical additives such as organic acids and their salts, using of biological additives (inoculants), adsorption of mycotoxins, etc. In purpose of making the process of ensilaging of grasses, legumes and grass-legume mixes, the silages are prepared as bales or silo-tubes.