TY  - JOUR
TT  - Effects of Ensiling Duration on Chemical Composition of Maize Silages
AU  - Ulger, İsmail
PY  - 2017
DA  - February
JF  - European Journal of Sustainable Development Research
JO  - EJSDR
PB  - CNR GROUP PUBLISHING
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2458-8091
SP  - 63
EP  - 65
VL  - 2
IS  - 1
KW  - Maize
KW  - Silage quality
KW  - Ensiling duration
KW  - Conservation
KW  - Nutritional composition
N2  - The present study was conducted toinvestigate the effects of ensiling durations on nutritional composition ofmaize silage. For this purpose, chopped maize samples were ensiled in 3-literglass jars for 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49 and 56 days. Ensiling durationsignificantly increased crude protein (CP) and crude oil (CO) CP contents ofmaize silage (P<0.05). The initial pH value of 4.43 decreased to 3.87 at theend of 56 day ensiling period. On the other hand, there were not any significantchanges in dry matter (DM), crude ash (CA), ADF and NDF content of maize silagethroughout 56-day ensiling period (P>0.05). Current findings revealed thatincreasing ensiling durations created significant decreases in pH contents andincreases in CP and CO contents. It was concluded that minimum ensilingduration for maize silage should not be less than 40 days.
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UR  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/ejsdr/article/295075
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/279841
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