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Table 5.

The ranking of maize straw silages according to the Flieg-Zimmer scale.

Maize straw
ensilaged
pH Volatile fatty acids [%] Score Quality
according to
Flieg-Zimmer
scale
Lactic
acid
Acetic
acid
Butyric
acid
Naturally in ensilage heap 7.76 0.51 0.69 0.06 23 poor
With CSS1 preparation in ensilage heap 7.35 1.05 2.6 0.14 22 poor
With CSS2 preparation in ensilage heap 7.43 0.59 2.47 0.38 8 low
Naturally in film- wrapped bale 6.06 0.17 0.20 0.24 7 low
With CSS1 preparation in film- wrapped bale 7.96 0.08 0.31 0.13 0 low
With CSS2 preparation infilm- wrapped bale 4.91 0.29 0.51 0.42 -4 low
Naturallyin flexible silo 4.07 1.12 0.67 0.02 72 good
With CSS1 preparation in flexible silo 4.39 0.87 0.23 0.03 76 good
With CSS2 preparation in flexible silo 4.52 1.07 0.68 0.03 52 satisfactory

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