Table 1 Experimental plan showing number of silos per treatment (N = 78). Formic acid (85%): 3 ml per kg grass; Lactic acid bacteria: 8 × 108 per kg grass.
From: Survival of Listeria monocytogenes in Wilted and Additive-Treated Grass Silage
Additive | L.m.* contaminated | Storage period (days) | 200 gDM/kg | 430 gDM/kg | 540 gDM/kg | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water lock | Capillary tube | Water lock | Capillary tube | Water lock | Capillary tube | |||
No | 90 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
additive | X | 30 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
(0) | X | 90 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Formic acid | X | 30 | 3 | 3 | ||||
(FA) | X | 90 | 3 | 3 | ||||
Lactic acid | X | 30 | 3 | 3 | ||||
bacteria (LAB) | X | 90 | 3 | 3 | ||||