Farm-scale method for producing high-quality rice grain silage

Autor: Toshihiko Ibuki, Yoichiro Kojima, Masanori Tohno, Ryuichi Uegaki, Morinobu Matsuo, Hidehiko Inoue
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Grassland Science. 59:226-229
ISSN: 1744-6961
DOI: 10.1111/grs.12031
Popis: We examined three types of ensiling container and two storage periods with respect to the fermentation quality of rice grain silage, and our findings confirmed that a method previously identified as optimal for silage production at the laboratory scale was also appropriate for farm-scale production. Crushed rice grain was adjusted to 30% moisture content, inoculated with lactic acid bacteria and ensiled in plastic pouches (200 g), plastic drums (15 kg) and flexible containers (100 kg). Samples of silage from the surface layer in the flexible containers had the pH value >5 and fungal growth was observed, but all internal samples had low pH (
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