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THE EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE IN THE MASS ON THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF SILAGE
Author(s) -
Murdoch J. C.,
Holdsworth Muriel C.
Publication year - 1960
Publication title -
grass and forage science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.716
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1365-2494
pISSN - 0142-5242
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2494.1960.tb00186.x
Subject(s) - silage , lactic acid , composition (language) , zoology , food science , chemistry , agronomy , biology , bacteria , linguistics , genetics , philosophy
The effect of temperature on silage quality was investigated in a series of trials over a period of three years. The results indicated that when conditions in the silage were favourable for the formation of lactic acid, either through treatment or because of the herbage itself, low temperatures in the mass had no adverse effect on silage quality. Some results suggest that, with chopped or lacerated silage, low maximum temperatures are associated with better quality silage. The results, however, were not entirely consistent. There appeared to be little or no advantage in allowing unchopped silage to heat to 100°F.