"Advances in Silage Production and Utilization" ed. by Thiago da Silva and Edson Mauro Santos

This book is a compilation and discussion of the outstanding scientific research activities concerning actually the most recent advances and technologies that have been studied about silage and future demands. It is directed to a broad public of readers - farmers, academics, students, or anyone just curious or interested in the subject.

Ensiling is a technique that is used to store food, mainly vegetable crops, to feed the herd when the forage supply from the pastures is not enough to maintain the productive performance of the ruminant animals. However, silage can also be used as substrate for biogas production and other different purposes. In the past years, we have seen many advances in the knowledge about silage production utilization.

Contents
Preface
1 Survey About the Use of Bacterial Inoculants in Brazil: Effects on Silage Quality and Animal Performance
2 Environmental Factors Affecting Corn Quality for Silage Production
3 Advances in Silage Sealing
4 Ensiling of Forage Crops in Semiarid Regions
5 Potential Use of Nonconventional Silages in Ruminant Feeding for Tropical and Subtropical Areas
6 Intake and Digestibility of Silages
7 Maximizing Fiber Utilization of Silage in Ruminants
8 Grass Silage for Biogas Production
9 Maize Silage as Substrate for Biogas Production

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Plants - Anatom Atlas
Abiotic Biotic Stress - Plants
Abiotic Stress - Plants
Abiotic Stress - Plant Responses
Agricultural Science
Agroecology
Agroforestry for Biodiversity Ecosystem Services
Biodiversity Ecosystems
Bioenergetics
Bioinformatics
Plant Breeding - Laboratories to Fields
Plant Genomics
Plants for Future