Abstract
Fodder beets (Beta vulgaris L.) are especially respected for their high feeding value and high netto-energy yield per hectare. The price per nutritive value is lowest as compared to other forages. Preservation of fodders beets demands thorough cleaning without damaging and regularly occurs as a whole in well closed piles. In addition, feeding them to the animals is labour demanding. These disadvantages enforce the research towards other preservation methods which may be able to valorise this valuable type of roughage. The preservation of fodder beets in silages using silo bags, either separately or in combination with maize was investigated. Fodder beets were harvested and ensilaged at the ideal moment of maize harvest (October) or fodder beets were harvested at the ideal moment for fodder beet harvest (November) and consequently ensilaged with previously ensilaged maize. Highest energy yields of the silages were recorded at optimal harvest time for fodder beets. Ensilaging fodder beets separately resulted in large energy losses due to effluent and dry matter losses. Using lab scale silage, possible solutions for these large losses were investigated. Addition of 10% maize did reduce the effluent losses but dry matter losses remained at a high level. Addition of 4,5 l propionic acid per ton beets reduced effluent and dry matter losses sufficiently. Ensilaging foliage was another point of interest. This appeared to result in a lowered energy yield at organic and dry matter basis, an increased amount of ashes and doubling of the iron (Fe) concentration
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Claims 9
Claim · model-written summary
Optimal fodder beet harvest time produced the highest silage energy yields.
Verbatim
e0“Highest energy yields of the silages were recorded at optimal harvest time for fodder beets”
Claim · model-written summary
Ensiling fodder beets separately caused large energy losses through effluent and dry matter loss.
- Taxon
- fodder beetse0
- Treatment
- Ensilaging fodder beets separatelye0
- Outcome
- energy lossese0
- Direction
- largee0
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e0“Ensilaging fodder beets separately resulted in large energy losses due to effluent and dry matter losses”
Claim · model-written summary
Adding 10% maize reduced effluent losses.
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e0“Addition of 10% maize did reduce the effluent losses but dry matter losses remained at a high level”
e1“Fodder beets (Beta vulgaris L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
With 10% maize, dry matter losses remained high.
- Taxon
- Fodder beetse1
- Treatment
- Addition of 10% maizee0
- Outcome
- dry matter lossese0
- Direction
- remained at a high levele0
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e0“Addition of 10% maize did reduce the effluent losses but dry matter losses remained at a high level”
e1“Fodder beets (Beta vulgaris L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Adding 4,5 l propionic acid per ton beets reduced effluent losses sufficiently.
- Taxon
- Fodder beetse1
- Treatment
- Addition of 4,5 l propionic acid per ton beetse0
- Outcome
- effluente0
- Direction
- reducede0
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Verbatim
e0“Addition of 4,5 l propionic acid per ton beets reduced effluent and dry matter losses sufficiently”
e1“Fodder beets (Beta vulgaris L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Adding 4,5 l propionic acid per ton beets reduced dry matter losses sufficiently.
- Taxon
- Fodder beetse1
- Treatment
- Addition of 4,5 l propionic acid per ton beetse0
- Outcome
- dry matter lossese0
- Direction
- reducede0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Addition of 4,5 l propionic acid per ton beets reduced effluent and dry matter losses sufficiently”
e1“Fodder beets (Beta vulgaris L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Ensiling foliage lowered energy yield on organic and dry matter bases.
- Taxon
- Fodder beetse1
- Treatment
- Ensilaging foliagee0
- Outcome
- energy yield at organic and dry matter basise0
- Direction
- lowerede0
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e0“Ensilaging foliage was another point of interest. This appeared to result in a lowered energy yield at organic and dry matter basis”
e1“Fodder beets (Beta vulgaris L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Ensiling foliage increased ash content.
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e0“an increased amount of ashes”
e1“Ensilaging foliage was another point of interest”
e2“Fodder beets (Beta vulgaris L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Ensiling foliage doubled iron concentration.
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e0“doubling of the iron (Fe) concentration”
e1“Ensilaging foliage was another point of interest”
e2“Fodder beets (Beta vulgaris L.)”
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