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Forage Packing Density

Forage Packing Density is a quantitative metric in silage production that measures the mass of forage material per unit volume within a silo, reflecting the extent of compaction achieved during ensiling to minimize porosity and inhibit aerobic microbial activity.

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Silage Density

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Publications

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Logarithmic Normal Distribution for Description of Sieved Forage Materials

D.R. Waldo, L. W. Smith, E.L. Cox et al. · Journal of Dairy Science · 1971 · 145 citations · Full text

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Bunker Silo Management and Its Relationship to Forage Preservation on Dairy Farms

K.A. Ruppel, R. E. Pitt, L.E. Chase et al. · Journal of Dairy Science · 1995 · 133 citations · Full text

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FACTORS AFFECTING BUNKER SILO DENSITIES

R. E. Muck, Brian Holmes · Applied Engineering in Agriculture · 2000 · 124 citations

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Vacuum packing: a model system for laboratory-scale silage fermentations

Harold E. Johnson, R. J. Merry, David R. Davies et al. · Journal of Applied Microbiology · 2004 · 79 citations · Full text

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Impact of Packing Density on the Bacterial Community, Fermentation, and In Vitro Digestibility of Whole-Crop Barley Silage

Lin Sun, Na Na, Xiaomei Li et al. · Agriculture · 2021 · 53 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. BH
    Brian Holmes

    University of Pittsburgh, United States

    4 publications · 183 citations

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  2. RE
    R. E. Muck

    U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center, United States

    4 publications · 183 citations

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  3. RE
    R. E. Pitt

    Cornell University, United States

    2 publications · 157 citations

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  4. PS
    P. Savoie

    Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada

    2 publications · 37 citations

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  5. NN
    Na Na

    Beijing Normal University, China

    1 publications · 53 citations

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Institutions

19

  1. Pioneer Hi-Bred

    Johnston, United States

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    532 citations

  2. Aberystwyth University

    Aberystwyth, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    6 publications

    474 citations

  3. Animal Science Research Institute

    Guangzhou, China

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    290 citations

  4. University of Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    96 citations

  5. Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

    Kalpatta, India

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    532 citations

  6. Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock

    Ankara, Türkiye

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    49 citations

  7. North Carolina State University

    Raleigh, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    145 citations

  8. Beltsville Agricultural Research Center

    Beltsville, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    290 citations

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Venues

  1. Applied Engineering in Agriculture

    3 publications · 161 citations

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  2. Journal of Dairy Science

    JDS · 2 publications · 278 citations

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  3. British Journal Of Nutrition

    BJN · 1 publications · 48 citations

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  4. Journal of Applied Microbiology

    1 publications · 79 citations

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  5. 2001 Sacramento, CA July 29-August 1,2001

    1 publications · 16 citations

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