The particle sizes can contribute to changes in the fermentation of silage by means of different densities in the silo, this may also cause changes in chewing activities and performance of ruminant animals. Silages have received greater emphasis by the ranchers, by requiring simple technology and provide excellent results, with the confection less limited by climatic factors compared with haying. Objective with this review discuss the importance of proper adjustment of the particle size at harvest of corn silage and the use or non use of inoculants. *Figure 1 |* Median survival (days) for 54 cats with oral squamous cell carcinoma that were treated with radiation and either no chemotherapy, carboplatin, or alternating carboplatin and gemcitabine.
Findings from this uncontrolled study supported the use of palliative radiation therapy for cats with nonresectable oral squamous cell carcinoma. For the majority of patients that completed the planned treatment protocol (65%), owners reported a subjectively improved quality of life. Patients with sublingual tumors had a median survival time of 135 days (n = 15), compared to mandibular tumors that had a median survival time of 80 days (n = 26). Mean and median survival times of patients receiving both radiation therapy and chemotherapy were 116 and 80 days (n = 37). Mean and median survival times of cats receiving palliative radiation therapy alone were 157 and 113 days (n = 12). Overall mean and median survival times for cats completing the planned treatment protocols were 127 and 92 days (n = 49). Forty-nine patients completed the planned treatment protocols. Concurrent chemotherapy protocols varied and were administered at the discretion of the clinician and client. Total radiation doses of 24 Gray to 40 Gray were administered in three to four fractions, once-per-week over 4 to 5 weeks. Radiation therapy for all cats was delivered with a 6 MeV linear accelerator. Fifty-four cats met the inclusion criteria of nonresectable, oral SCC treated with coarse fractionated megavoltage (MeV) radiation therapy. The purpose of this retrospective study was to describe outcomes for a group of cats with oral SCC that were treated with palliative radiation therapy. Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) accounts for approximately 10% of all feline tumors.
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