The golden brown or greenish yellow colour and the pleasant fruity odour will speak more than the chemical parameters regarding the quality of silage. In addition to that,

• No mould growth.


• Pleasant fruity odour/ an acceptable aroma.


• Liked very much by animals because of mild-acidic taste and pleasant aroma.


• Free flowing and non-sticky texture.


• 3-4% increased palatability.


• Increased nutritive value.


• pH around 4.0-4.5.


• Lactic acid is proportionately more than the other acids.


• Butyric acid is very low and is in the range of 0.2-0.5%.


• In general nitrate-N decreases and ammoniacal-N upon ensiling. Ammoniacal N should not exceed 9-15 % of the total-N.