 | Abstract 101The influence of wilting on the quality of tropical grass silage in Cuba. 1. Kinggrass (Pennisetum purpureum X Pennisetum typhoides).Rodriguez,-JA; Poppe,-S; Meier,-H WB Tierernahrung der WPU Rostock, Justus-v.-Liebig-Str. PF 27-07, 2500 Rostock, German Democratic Republic. Archivesof-Animal-Nutrition. 1989, 39: 8/9, 775-783; 14 ref. In 2 experiments, king grass (Pennisetum purpureum X Pennisetum americanum), cut in the early morning at 60 or 65 days was immediately put into 2-litre glass microsilos (silage 1), while for silage 2 (30% DM) and silage 3 (40% DM) the grass was wilted for 5 and 10 h, respectively, to the DM values given. The increasing DM of king grass at ensiling after wilting improved fermentation and protein content compared with freshly ensiled material. Best results were obtained with 40% DM, while 30% also gave good results. It is recommended that the silage material be wilted to at least 30% DM, when weather conditions prevent wilting to 40%. This abstract relates to the following species: |