Claim · model-written summary
Fermentation was greater in 34% dry matter alfalfa silage.
- Taxon
- Alfalfa
Medicago sativat0 - Treatment
- 34% DM silagese0
- Outcome
- fermentatione0
- Direction
- moree0
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Verbatim
e0“Measures of pH and total acids indicated more fermentation occurred in 34% DM silages”
t0“Alfalfa”
Title
Effect of Covering and Dry Matter at Ensiling on Preservation of Alfalfa in Bunker Silos
R. K. McGuffey; M. J. Owens Journal of Animal Science 1979. doi:10.2527/jas1979.492298x
Other claims from this paper (14)
- Intervention effect Covering reduced alfalfa silage temperature during storage.
- Intervention effect Temperature differences due to dry matter were small.
- Intervention effect Dry matter recovery was greater for 43% alfalfa silage.
- Intervention effect Covering did not influence acid quantity in alfalfa silage.
- Intervention effect Total nitrogen was greater in 43% dry matter alfalfa silage.
- Intervention effect Total nitrogen was greater in alfalfa silage from covered bunkers.
- Intervention effect Nonprotein and ammonia nitrogen were highest in 34% dry matter alfalfa silage.
- Intervention effect Nonprotein and ammonia nitrogen were highest in alfalfa silage from uncovered bunkers.
- Intervention effect Sheep digestibility of dry matter, organic matter, and nitrogen was greater for covered alfalfa silage.
- Intervention effect Dry matter at ensiling had no effect on alfalfa silage digestibility of dry matter, organic matter, or nitrogen.
- Intervention effect Heifer and bull growth and intake favored 43% dry matter alfalfa silage.
- Intervention effect Heifer and bull growth and intake favored alfalfa silage from covered bunkers.
- Recommendation The authors concluded alfalfa is more successfully ensiled at 43% dry matter.
- Recommendation The authors recommend covering alfalfa bunker silos regardless of forage dry matter.