SILAGE INOCULANT
OBJECTIVES
Rapid fall in pH to an optimum stage
Minimise the degradation of soluble sugars and preserve food value
Minimise heating, mould, and the development of butyric and coliform bacteria.
SYMPTOMS of poor fermentation
1 – Presence of air: heating, mold
2 – Ammonia odours: pH too high, coliform bacteria
3 – Putrefaction odours: butyric bacteria
4 – Black spots: presence of water
5 – Leakage of juice: mould, presence of air
CONSEQUENCES
Loss of DM
Loss of UFL
Loss of crude protein
Loss of nutrients