Sealing
- Filling should be rapid and it should be completed within two days or less.
- For creating anaerobic condition inside the silo, the forages should be compressed while filling.
- Never fill a silo when it is raining.
- Distribute forage uniformly in the silo
- For maintaining the silo anaerobic, it is must to stop the entry of atmospheric air inside the silo.
- This is done by leveling the top and tramp the last few feet, especially near the walls.
- Covering the top by using any type of insulator like mud, plastic.
- For bunker or trench silo apply sufficient load on top to facilitate compactness.
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| SILO FILLING AND SEALING Filling should be rapid and it should be completed within two days or less. For creating anaerobic condition inside the silo, the forages should be compressed while filling. Never fill a silo when it is raining. Distribute forage uniformly in the silo Sealing For maintaining the silo anaerobic, it is must to stop the entry of atmospheric air inside the silo. This is done by leveling the top and tramp the last few feet, especially near the walls. Covering the top by using any type of insulator like mud, plastic. For bunker or trench silo apply sufficient load on top to facilitate compactness. SILO SEALING | |
| Content Validator: Dr. K. N. Ganesan, Prof & Head , Dept. of Forage Crops, TNAU, Coimbatore. | |
| Updated on Apr 2023 | |
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Content validator: Dr. K. N. Ganesan, Prof & Head , Dept. of Forage Crops, TNAU, Coimbatore.