Potential determinants of Clostridium spp. occurrence in Polish silage
Published Online: Nov 06, 2020
Page range: 549 - 555
Received: May 20, 2020
Accepted: Oct 20, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2020-0075
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Introduction
Silage quality deteriorates with
Material and Methods
Analyses were conducted on 305 silage samples directly collected from farms located in all Polish provinces. Cultures and isolates were evaluated phenotypically and examined for occurrence of
Results
The most influential effect on
Conclusions
Deterioration of silage by clostridia could be prevented by a properly conducted ensiling process with the addition of starter cultures, but the presence of spores mainly depends on primary production and the extent of contamination of the feed material.