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Effect of additives and filling methods on whole plant corn silage quality, fermentation characteristics and in situ digestibility

文献类型: 外文期刊

作者: Jiao, Ting 1 ; Lei, Zhaomin 2 ; Wu, Jianping 2 ; Li, Fei 2 ; Casper, David P. 4 ; Wang, Jianfu 2 ; Jiao, Jianxin 2 ;

作者机构: 1.Gansu Agr Univ, Coll Grassland Sci, Key Lab Grassland Ecosyst, Lanzhou 730070, Peoples R China

2.Gansu Agr Univ, Coll Anim Sci & Technol, Lanzhou 730070, Peoples R China

3.Gansu Acad Agr Sci, Pasture & Green Agr Inst, Anim Husb, Lanzhou 730070, Peoples R China

4.Caspers Calf Ranch, 4890 West Lily Creek Rd, Freeport, IL 61032 USA

关键词: Corn Silage; Filling Times; Silage Additives; Silage Quality

期刊名称:ANIMAL BIOSCIENCE

ISSN: 2765-0189

年卷期: 2021 年 34 卷 11 期

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收录情况: SCI

摘要: Objective: This project aimed to evaluate the effects of both different additives and filling methods on nutritive quality, fermentation profile, and in situ digestibility of whole plant corn silage. Methods: Whole plant corn forage harvested at 26.72% dry matter (DM) was chopped and treated with two filling methods, i) fill silos at one time (F1), ii) fill silos at three times (F3), packing samples into one/three silo capacity at the first day, another one/three capacity at the second day, then one/three at the third day, three replicates. For each replicate, samples were treated with three additives, i) control (CTRL, no additive), ii) Sila-Max (MAX, Ralco Nutrition Inc., Marshall, MN, USA), and iii) Sila-Mix (MIX, Ralco Nutrition Inc., USA). With three replicates of each secondary treatment, there were nine silos, 54 silos in total. Each silo had a packing density of 137.61 kg of DM/m3. All silos were weighed and stored in lab at ambient temperature. Results: After 60 d of ensiling, all items showed good silage fermentation under MAX filled one time or three times (p<0.01). Higher silage quality for all additives was obtained at filling one time than that filled three times (p<0.01). The highest DM and lowest DM loss rate (DMLR) occurred to MAX treatment at two filling methods (p<0.01); Digestibility of acid detergent fiber, neutral detergent fiber (NDF), and curde protein had the same results as silage quality (p<0.01). Yield of digestible DM and digestible NDF also showed higher value under MAX especially for filling one time (p<0.05). Conclusion: All corn silages showed good fermentation attributes (pH<4.0). The forage filled one time had higher silage quality than that filled three times (p<0.01). MAX with homofermentative lactic acid bacteria enhanced the lactic acid fermentation, silage quality and nutrient digestibility, and so improved the digestible nutrient yield.

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