About Lesson
Qualities of Silage:
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Types of silage |
pH |
Characteristics |
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Very good silage |
3.5-4.2 |
Should have acidic taste and odor, free from butyric acid, molds, sliminess |
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Good silage |
4.2-4.5 |
Have slight acidic taste and odor, traces of butyric acid; ammonical nitrogen: 10-15% of total nitrogen |
|
Fair silage |
4.8 and above |
Ensiled material with some butyric acid, slight proteolysis, some molds, ammonical nitrogen: 20% of total nitrogen. |