THE INVESTIGATION of THE EFFECT of SILAGE ADDITIVES on SILAGE MICROBIOLOGY

Silage has become one of the basic components of ruminant rations in many countries. Silage making, like many other fermented products, is a green feed storage method that has been used in animal production for many years. It has been reported that the largest share in the fermentation process applied worldwide is silage making (Jatkauskas and Vrotniakiene, 2016).