- Advances in Silage Research
- Economics
- Miscellaneous
- Silage Technology and Management
Tentary Timetable
Overview of the lectures per day.
from 07:00
Registration (Registration is also possible on Monday, July 23 from 15:00 to 19:30)
08:30
Opening Ceremony
Advances in Silage Research I
09:00
PDFThe future of ensiling: Challenges and opportunities
J. Michael Wilkinson
Nottingham University, UK
Richard E. Muck
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin (USA)
09:45
PDFFirst estimation and validation of a new model to predict dry matter loss based on temperature changes – I. A meta-analysis study
G. Copani
10:00
Coffee Break
Advances in Silage Research II
10:30
PDFGrass silage for biorefinery – A meta-analysis of silage factors affecting liquid-solid separation
M. Franco
10:45
PDFImpact of application of foliar fungicide on ensiling properties, feed value and microbiome of barley silage
J. Nair
11:00
Poster session
12:30
Lunch Break
Economics and Technology
13:30
Economical evaluation of silages
Enno Bahrs
University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart
14:00
PDFNew technologies to monitor and improve silage quality from field to feed-out
Dave Davies
Silage Solutions Ltd., UK
Giorgio Borreani
University of Turin, Italy
14:30
A new approach to assess feed-out rate in maize silage bunker
I. De Oliveira
14:45
PDFCompaction and particle size distribution of maize (Zea mays L.) as affected by dry matter, chop length and intensity of kernel processing
C. Maack
15:00
Effect of kernel processing and acid treatment on fermentation characteristics and nutritive value of whole crop wheat silage
A. Johansen
15:15
Coffee Break and poster walk
15:45
Poster session
- Advances in Silage Research
- Economics
- Miscellaneous
- Silage Technology and Management
Microbiology I
16:45
PDFGlobal fermented foods: Ethno-microbiology to next generation sequencing
Jyoti Prakash Tamang
Sikkim University, India
17:15
Estimating fungal biomass during aerobic spoilage of silage
K. Le Cocq
17:30
PDFModulation of bacterial community and metabolome in whole crop corn silage by inoculating homofermentative Lactobacillus plantarum and heterofermentative Lactobacillus buchneri
X. S. Guo
17:45
Uncorrected silo management increases the risk of contamination of the milk production chain with Clostridium spp. and Paenibacillus spp.
G. Borreani
Statistics and Experimental Design
08:30
PDFStatistics and experimental design in silage research
Bärbel Kroschewski
Humboldt University Berlin, Germany
Emissions and Volatile Organic Compounds
09:00
PDFVolatile organic compounds: sources, emission and mitigation
Sasha Hafner
Aarhus University, Denmark
09:30
PDFFormation of volatile organic compounds during the course of maize fermentation depending on sealing time and silage additive use
K. Weiß
09:45
PDFVolatile organic compounds in silages – possible effects on intake and metabolism by ruminants and quality of ruminant products: a review
K. Gerlach
10:00
Coffee Break
By-Products
10:30
PDFEffects of dry matter, silage additive and bagging technology on fungal counts and aerobic stability of pressed sugar beet pulp silage
H. U. Auerbach
M. Schneider
10:45
PDFDry matter loss, fermentation profile and aerobic stability of wet brewers grains ensiled with or without increasing concentrations of dry ground corn
L. F. Ferraretto
11:00
Poster session
12:30
Lunch Break
Silage Additives
13:30
PDFMethodology of ensiling trials and effects of silage additives
Thomas M. Pauly
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
Ueli Wyss
Agroscope, Posieux, Switzerland
14:00
Protein degradation during ensiling comparing tannin extracts to conventional additives exemplified by lucerne (Medicago sativa)
S. D. Martens
14:15
PDFFibrolytic enzyme enhances feed efficiency of Nellore bulls when added to ensiling on corn-based silages
P. A. R. Salvo
14:30
Impact of grass silage with high levels of propylene glycol on ketosis prophylaxis during transition phase and early lactation
N. Lau
14:45
Effect of wilting and additives on fatty acid composition of red clover silage
A. Halmemies-Beauchet-Filleau
15:00
Coffee Break and poster walk
15:30
Poster session
Fermented Feeds for Non-Ruminants
16:30
Fermentation of feed in monogastric animal nutrition
Karl Schedle
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
17:00
PDFGrass silage for biorefinery – Palatability of silage juice for growing pigs and lactating cows
M. Rinne
19:00
Conference Dinner
Silage Feeding and Utilization I
08:30
PDFUtilization of silages in the diets of high producing dairy cows: Limitations and opportunities
Kenneth Kalscheur
U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center, Madison, Wisconsin (USA)
09:00
PDFProduction and utilization of silages in tropical areas
João Daniel
State University of Maringa (UEM), Brazil
09:45
PDFFinding a consensus on the effects of tropical legume silages on intake, digestibility and performance in ruminants: A meta-analysis
J. Castro-Montoya
10:00
Coffee Break
Silage Feeding and Utilization II
10:30
PDFEffects of shredlage and long cut maize silage on dry matter intake and performance of dairy cows
J.-H. Speit
10:45
PDFEvaluation of stylosanthes silage with varying concentrate levels in diets for beef cattle: intake and digestibility
T. C. da Silva
11:00
Poster session
- Fermented Feeds for Non-Ruminants
- Microbiology
- Silage Feeding and Utilization
12:30
Lunch Break
13:30
Poster session
- Fermented Feeds for Non-Ruminants
- Microbiology
- Silage Feeding and Utilization
Microbiology II
14:30
Molecular techniques to develop additives and characterize the microbial ecology of silages
Tim McAllister
Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, Alberta, Canada
15:00
PDFComparison between a Clostridium tyrobutyricum-specific quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) method and a traditional method for determining total spore-forming bacteria in clover-grass silage
E. Nadeau
15:15
PDFBacterial and fungal population dynamics, fermentation, and aerobic stability of conventional and BMR corn hybrids ensiled at low moisture with or without a homo- and hetero-fermentative inoculant
J. J. Romero
15:30
Closing ceremony
Meet our Keynote speakers
Giorgio Borreani
University of Turin, Italy"New technologies to monitor and improve silage quality from field to feed-out"
João Daniel
State University of Maringa (UEM), Brazil"Production and utilization of silages in tropical areas"
Dave Davies
Silage Solutions Ltd., UK"New technologies to monitor and improve silage quality from field to feed-out"
Sasha Hafner
Aarhus University, Denmark"Volatile organic compounds: sources, emission and mitigation"
Bärbel Kroschewski
Humboldt University Berlin, Germany"Statistics and experimental design in silage research"
Tim McAllister
Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, Alberta, Canada"Molecular techniques to develop additives and characterize the microbial ecology of silages"
Richard E. Muck
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin (USA)"The future of ensiling: Challenges and opportunities"
Thomas M. Pauly
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden"Methodology of ensiling trials and effects of silage additives"
Jyoti Prakash Tamang
Sikkim University, India"Global fermented foods: Ethno-microbiology to next generation sequencing"
Karl Schedle
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna"Fermentation of feed in monogastric animal nutrition"
J. Michael Wilkinson
Nottingham University, UK"The future of ensiling: Challenges and opportunities"
Ueli Wyss
Agroscope, Posieux, Switzerland"Methodology of ensiling trials and effects of silage additives"
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Organization
The XVIII International Silage Conference is organized by the University of Bonn, the Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture (LfL, Bayerische Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft) and the German Agricultural Society (DLG, Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft).
Werner Brothers GbR takes care of the practical arrangements and the website and ticketing process.