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Corn Silage Inoculants That Work

Standard Silage Inoculants. Homofermentative lactic acid bacteriaApplied at 100,000 to 1,000,000/g cropGuarantee a fast fermentationShift fermentation to lactic acid, away from acetic acid

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Corn Silage Inoculants That Work

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    1. Corn Silage Inoculants That Work R.E. Muck US Dairy Forage Research Center

    2. Standard Silage Inoculants Homofermentative lactic acid bacteria Applied at 100,000 to 1,000,000/g crop Guarantee a fast fermentation Shift fermentation to lactic acid, away from acetic acid & ethanol Improve DM recovery: 2-3% Improve animal performance: 3-5%

    3. Current Corn Silage Inoculant Recommendations You can try them... But we don’t see enough benefits to recommend them

    4. Reasons for Current Recommendations Affect fermentation less than half the time in corn Not a clear picture when they are likely to work Best chances: Immediately after frost Dry crop

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