Now the research !!!!. EM-Silage Research results ID-Lelystad Rapport no. 2165.

Now the research !!!!

EM-Silage

Research results ID-Lelystad

Rapport no. 2165

EM-Silage

• Research comparision:

- Without silage additive

- EM- A

- EM-Silage

EM-Silage

• Materials: Grass

- Cutting date 7-05-2001

-Field period 40 hours

-DM percentage 50%

- Picked up by cutting harvester

EM-Silage

Results : After 2 months of incubation

CON EM-S EM-A

Weight loss.

pH.

Aer. St.

39,0 a 25,8 b 23,9 b

5,88 a 4,36 b 4,29 b

60 a >525 b >525 b

EM-Silage

DM - - - 451 440 436

Weigt loss. 2.73 3.00 6.70 11.5 24.0 21.2

pH. 6.55 6.50 5.49 5.11 4.42 4.36

Yeast - - - 2.15 <2 <2

Fungall app. - - - <2 <2 <2

Lactic accid - - - 41.9 79.3 85.2

Vinagres - - - 7.6 36.2 39.2

Ethanol - - - 11.2 17.7 11.7

Con EM-S EM-A Con EM-S EM-A

EM-Silage Con EM-S EM-A Con EM-S EM-A

1,2 Prop-diol - - - 0 10.0 9.0

2,3 But-diol - - - 0.3 0.3 0.3

Propionic acid - - - 2.2 2.4 2.7

1-Propanol - - - 0 2.3 2.9

Ammoniak - - - 2.5 3.5 3.6

EM Silage and production

EM Silage and production

EM Silage and production

Results after opening

Fungic.f.u./g)

yeast (c.f.u.) pH

Acetic acid Butric acid

Lactic acid

Propionic acid Measured ofs

Control high density Mean 6753 14.400.000 4,15 0,50 0,0013 0,651 0,011

Stdev 13498 9.506.489 0,03 0,06 0,0020 0,016 0,015 Control

low density Mean 7669 9.193.333 4,15 0,51 0,0020 0,628 0,006

Stdev 13277 7.476.104 0,03 0,03 0,0004 0,001 0,002

EM -Silasge Mean 453 380.000 4,12 0,37 0,0026 0,634 0,002

Stdev 632 326.333 0,01 0,02 0,0037 0,027 0,002

DAEcocorn Mean 4 395.000 4,04 0,41 0,0018 0,595 0,005

Stdev 1 538.238 0,02 0,02 0,0026 0,025 0,001

Lalsil Fresh Mean 6 3.550 4,15 0,69 0,0000 0,581 0,012

Stdev 2 1.353 0,03 0,09 0,0000 0,016 0,005

PCI Mean 3878 1.365.750 4,06 0,51 0,0032 0,586 0,016

Stdev 6194 2.230.055 0,02 0,35 0,0041 0,010 0,006

PCP Mean 28 2.793 3,98 0,47 0,0019 0,633 0,422

Stdev 48 2.400 0,03 0,13 0,0025 0,030 0,046

ANOVA 95% - * +* + - - + +

DM losses after desiling and 7days after desiling.

Object DM% bij uitkuilen

Verlies inkuilen in %

DS% na 7 dagen

DS-verlies tijdens 7

dagen (%) Control high density 32.78 a 2.19 b 30.42 bc 7.19 a ContrOl low density 31.57 c 4.86 a 28.89 d 8.47 a

EM silage 32.64 a 2.15 b 31.76 a 2.65 b DAEcocorn 31.32 cd 4.26 a 30.11 c 3.84 b Lalsil Fresh 30.97 d 4.90 a 30.56 bc 1.33 b

Pos. Control inoculant 32.18 b 3.61 a 31.35 ab 2.64 b Pos. Control propionz 32.83 a 4.92 a 32.06 a 2.12 b

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Reygrass 31,8 controle 4,13 0,072 120,6 31,01 0,35 0,055 5,96 7,98 0,86 91,16 38 9,82 43,8 81,831,8 EM Silage 4,08 0,06 121,4 30,41 0,33 0,069 6,06 7,54 1,06 91,4 37,4 8,42 48 85,4

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Fermentation research Maize ( LU Wageningen )

Lactic acid 4,6 5,1 11%Acetic acidid 1,12 1,62% 45%Methanol 0,73 0,79 8,2%Ammonia 615 592 -3,7%

Con. EM-Silage Diff in %

EM-Silage

• Good silage additive.

• First class fermentation.

• Improves aerobical stability.

• Easy application.

• Low costs for end users.