The data contained in the report made at the ceremony of awarding the winners of "the Best silage/haylage", which was conducted by Eurofins agro Testing agun Bi VI (BLGG) 8 February in the framework of the exhibition "AgroFarm–2017".

Striving for the perfect picture at the workpiece feed, special attention should be given to:

Time begins to wilt. This is especially important in rainy or dry weather. Bonding life affects the bacteria in grass silage. After 6 hours podvyalivaniya, the content of Clostridium may be increased by 10 %, in 14 hours 30% and after 35 hours in 2 times.

The rammer. In this process the thickness of the layers (ideal height – 15-20 cm), number of tractors, the weight of the tractors speed, power harvester, a wheel, relative time, bookmarks. In the end, the tamping density is inversely proportional to the losses of DM and must be at least 200 kg DM/m3. With a poor density of ramming slows down the fermentation and increase the growth of harmful yeast.

Shelter. Care should be taken not the penetration of oxygen under the shelter of the silo.

And if factors such as compaction and shelter amenable to correction, weather and other factors can cause failure of the workpiece feed. In this case the solution can be bacterial starter cultures, allowing to suppress undesirable microflora and to rapidly reduce the pH of the feed.

Today the market offers a wide variety of bacterial starter cultures, which complicates the choice of a truly effective drug. To make the right choice, you should pay attention primarily on the concentration of bacteria. The minimum concentration at different conditions of billet - 100 000 CFU per 1 g of raw material being siloed. Also be aware that homofermentative sourdough retain more nutrients than heterofermentative. In addition to silage or legumes under poor ensiling, when SV is less than 28 or more than 50, is required several times a large concentration of bacteria to 1 000 000 bacteria per 1 gram of raw materials being siloed.

According to Mark Kolotovkina, following these simple rules for the choice of preservative, the farmer will be able to get delicious and safe food and ensure its safety throughout the season.

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