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1994; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 95-141-S; Report of progress (Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station); 716; Silage; Alfalfa; Top spoilage; Bunker Silos
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Rate And Extent Of Losses From Top Spoilage In Alfalfa Silages Stored In Bunker Silos (1994), D.L. Holthaus, Matthew A. Young, L. Pfaff, B.E. Brent
Rate And Extent Of Losses From Top Spoilage In Alfalfa Silages Stored In Bunker Silos (1994), D.L. Holthaus, Matthew A. Young, L. Pfaff, B.E. Brent
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
Alfalfa silages were made in pilot- and farm-scale silos, and five sealing treatments were compared. After 90 days, sealing dramatically reduced dry matter (DM) losses at the 5 and 10 inch depths in the farm silos and at the 0 to 12, 12 to 24, and 24 to 36 inch depths in the pilot silos. Extending the storage period to 180 days in pilot silos had no effect on DM losses for sealed or delay-sealed silages, but DM losses for unsealed silages continued to increase at all three depths. Placing a roof over the unsealed, farm-scale silo increased the silage …