Research Article

The Effect of Packing Pressure and Storage Duration on the Crude Nutrient Content and the Quality of Silages Made from Green and Fermented Corn

Volume: 19 Number: 1 May 18, 2013
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The Effect of Packing Pressure and Storage Duration on the Crude Nutrient Content and the Quality of Silages Made from Green and Fermented Corn

Abstract

This study was carried out to determine the effects of silage material type, packing pressure and storage duration on crude nutrients contents and qualities of silages. Therefore, 2 different sized copped green corn (A: 13 mm and B: 17 mm) and 2-month-fermented corn (C) in a conventional silo were packed under the pressures of 130, 150 and 160 bar into 40 kg capacity polythene bags and then stored for 2, 4 and 12 months in a packing plant. Crude protein (CP), crude cellulose (CC), crude ash (CA), crude fat (CF), metabolic energy (ME), dry matter (DM), acetic acid (AA), butyric acid (BA) and lactic acid (LA) levels, pH values and Flieg scores of silages were determined at the end of every storage duration.There were significant differences in CP (P<0.05), CC (P<0.01), CA (P<0.01), CF (P<0.01), ME (P<0.01) and DM (P<0.01) levels of silages at different silage material types. Storage duration affected CP (P<0.01), CA (P<0.01),
CF (P<0.01) and DM (P<0.01) levels of silages, whereas no significant differences were detected in CC and ME levels of silages between storage durations. Packing pressure did not affect CP, CC, CA, CF, ME and DM levels. AA (P<0.01) and LA (P<0.05) levels and pH values (P<0.01) changed depending on silage material type, whereas silage material type did not affect BA levels. Packing pressure did not also affect AA, LA and BA levels and pH values. Storage duration affected AA (P<0.01) and BA (P<0.05) levels and pH values (P<0.01), whereas no significant differences were found in LA levels between storage durations. Flieg scores were affected by silage material type (P<0.05) and storage duration (P<0.01). This study demonstrated that the best quality silage with high nutrient content can be obtained from green corn that were packed under 150 bar pressure immediately after copped and stored for 4 months.

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English

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May 18, 2013

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January 9, 2012

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Year 2013 Volume: 19 Number: 1

APA
Çakmak, B. (2013). The Effect of Packing Pressure and Storage Duration on the Crude Nutrient Content and the Quality of Silages Made from Green and Fermented Corn. Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 19(1), 22-32. https://izlik.org/JA83GN78BZ
AMA
1.Çakmak B. The Effect of Packing Pressure and Storage Duration on the Crude Nutrient Content and the Quality of Silages Made from Green and Fermented Corn. J Agr Sci-Tarim Bili. 2013;19(1):22-32. https://izlik.org/JA83GN78BZ
Chicago
Çakmak, Bülent. 2013. “The Effect of Packing Pressure and Storage Duration on the Crude Nutrient Content and the Quality of Silages Made from Green and Fermented Corn”. Journal of Agricultural Sciences 19 (1): 22-32. https://izlik.org/JA83GN78BZ.
EndNote
Çakmak B (May 1, 2013) The Effect of Packing Pressure and Storage Duration on the Crude Nutrient Content and the Quality of Silages Made from Green and Fermented Corn. Journal of Agricultural Sciences 19 1 22–32.
IEEE
[1]B. Çakmak, “The Effect of Packing Pressure and Storage Duration on the Crude Nutrient Content and the Quality of Silages Made from Green and Fermented Corn”, J Agr Sci-Tarim Bili, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 22–32, May 2013, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA83GN78BZ
ISNAD
Çakmak, Bülent. “The Effect of Packing Pressure and Storage Duration on the Crude Nutrient Content and the Quality of Silages Made from Green and Fermented Corn”. Journal of Agricultural Sciences 19/1 (May 1, 2013): 22-32. https://izlik.org/JA83GN78BZ.
JAMA
1.Çakmak B. The Effect of Packing Pressure and Storage Duration on the Crude Nutrient Content and the Quality of Silages Made from Green and Fermented Corn. J Agr Sci-Tarim Bili. 2013;19:22–32.
MLA
Çakmak, Bülent. “The Effect of Packing Pressure and Storage Duration on the Crude Nutrient Content and the Quality of Silages Made from Green and Fermented Corn”. Journal of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 19, no. 1, May 2013, pp. 22-32, https://izlik.org/JA83GN78BZ.
Vancouver
1.Bülent Çakmak. The Effect of Packing Pressure and Storage Duration on the Crude Nutrient Content and the Quality of Silages Made from Green and Fermented Corn. J Agr Sci-Tarim Bili [Internet]. 2013 May 1;19(1):22-3. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA83GN78BZ

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