Thiago Da Silva

Universidade Federal de Viçosa Brazil

Dr. Da Silva is a professor of Forage Crops and Pastures at the Federal University of Goias. Dr. Da Silva was a postdoc fellow at the Federal University of Bahia and Federal University of Vicosa where he worked with silage fermentation and ruminant nutrition. Dr. Da Silva has a PhD degree in Animal Science (forage crops and ruminant nutrition) from the Federal University of Vicosa, an MSc degree in Animal Science (forage crops and ruminant nutrition) from the Federal University of Paraiba, and a BS degree in Agronomy Engineering from the State University of Santa Cruz. The fields of research explored by Dr. Da Silva include silage fermentation and microbiology, pasture management, feedlot cattle and sheep, alternative feeds for ruminants, and ruminant nutrition.

Thiago Da Silva

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Ensiling is a technique that is used to store food, mainly vegetable crops, to feed the herd when the forage supply from the pastures is not enough to maintain the productive performance of the ruminant animals. However, silage can also be used as substrate for biogas production and other different purposes. In the past years, we have seen many advances in the knowledge about silage production utilization, and this book is a compilation and discussion of the outstanding scientific research activities concerning actually the most recent advances and technologies that have been studied about silage and future demands. It is directed to a broad public of readers - farmers, academics, students, or anyone just curious or interested in the subject.

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