An overview was made of dry matter (DM) and quality losses that occur during the ensiling
process from the field through the feeding phase. The aim was to review the relevant …

Ensiled forage, particularly corn silage, is an important component of dairy cow diets
worldwide. Forages can be contaminated with several mycotoxins in the field pre-harvest …

When silage is exposed to air on opening the silo, or after its removal from the silo,
fermentation acids and other substrates are oxidized by aerobic bacteria, yeasts and …

Year-round access to good quality forage is a physiological priority for ruminants and an
economic priority for farmers. Ensiling is a method for preserving moist crops based on …

Aflatoxins are wide-spread harmful carcinogenic secondary metabolites produced by
Aspergillus species, which cause serious feed and food contaminations and affect farm …

Silage making increased considerably from the 1960s and is the predominant method of
forage preservation in temperate areas of the world. Silage is widely used in farms and has …

Ensiling is one of the essential processes to preserve fodder with high nutrients and
microbiological quality. The forages before ensiling have a limited number of bacteria …

Maize silage, which in Europe is the main feed for dairy cattle in winter, can be contaminated
by mycotoxins. Mycotoxigenic Fusarium spp. originating from field infections may survive in …

Aerobic deterioration of silage following feeding out is responsible for the deterioration of its
quality. Inoculation of silage with lactic acid bacteria is one strategy to limit these effects. A …

Background Silage is achieved by anaerobic fermentation of lactic acid bacteria. However,
harvest stage and Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (L. plantarum) content affect the changes of …