Teagasc, Grange Beef Research Centre, Dunsany, Co Meath, Ireland
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UCD School of Biology and Environmental Science, College of Life Sciences,
University College Dublin,
Belfield, Dublin 4
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Teagasc, Crops Research Centre, Oak Park, Co Carlow, Ireland
Publication date: 2006-04-12
Corresponding author
M. O’Brien
Teagasc, Grange Beef Research Centre, Dunsany, Co Meath, Ireland; UCD School of Biology and Environmental Science, College of Life Sciences,
University College Dublin,
Belfield, Dublin 4
Ten bales of grass silage were cored at eight pre-determined positions and the mould and yeast
propagules were enumerated. Both mould and yeast numbers varied greatly between and within
individual bales. Yeast colony forming units (cfu) showed greater variability between (s.e. 1.44
log10 cfu/g) than within bales (s.e. 0.53 log10 cfu/g). This variation between and within bales was
statistically significant (P<0.05). When estimating the numbers of fungal propagules in bales that
contain no visible mould or yeast growth, it is recommended that eight, or more, samples be taken
per bale and these then composited to provide one representative sample of silage.
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Quantification and identification of fungal propagules in well-managed baled grass silage and in normal on-farm produced bales Martin O’Brien, Padraig O’Kiely, Patrick D. Forristal, Hubert T. Fuller Animal Feed Science and Technology
Variation associated with sampling bale or pit silage for mycotoxins and conventional chemical characteristics C. McElhinney, M. Danaher, J. Grant, C.T Elliott, P. O’Kiely World Mycotoxin Journal
Filamentous fungi in wrapped forages determined with different sampling and culturing methods Jessica Schenck, Annika Djurle, Dan Funck Jensen, Cecilia Müller, Martin O'Brien, Rolf Spörndly Grass and Forage Science
Variations in bacterial communities in laboratory-scale and big bale silos assessed by fermentation products, colony counts and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis profiles N. Naoki, T. Yuji Letters in Applied Microbiology
Application of monoclonal antibodies in quantifying fungal growth dynamics during aerobic spoilage of silage Cocq Le, Bethany Brown, Christopher Hodgson, Jamie McFadzean, Claire Horrocks, Michael Lee, David Davies Microbial Biotechnology
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