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Assessment of silage additives using fresh or freeze-stored silage crops.

[In Norwegian. / En norvégien.]

Author(s) : SELMER-OLSEN I.

Type of article: Article

Summary

The aim of the study was to discover whether freeze-stored grass could be used as a silage crop in wintertime experiments. Freezing and thawing the grass resulted in a lower number of viable microorganisms on the crop and a 38% reduction in the content of water soluble carbohydrates. Released plant juice after freezing increased the availability of fermentable nutrients, thus freeze-stored grass fermented in much the same way as the corresponding fresh material. It is concluded that freeze-stored grass does provide useful information as an experimental silage crop.

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  • Original title: [In Norwegian. / En norvégien.]
  • Record ID : 1993-2685
  • Languages: Norwegian
  • Source: Nor. J. agric. Sci. - vol. 7 - n. 1
  • Publication date: 1993
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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