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The effects of lactic acid bacteria on the fermentation, aerobic stability and nutritive value of maize silage

Filya, I., Sucu, E.·2010·Grass and Forage Science
DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2010.00763.x
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Maize was harvested at one‐third milk line (297 g kg−1 DM) stage. All inoculants were applied at 1 × 10 6 cfu g−1 of fresh forage. After treatment, the chopped forages were ensiled in 1·5‐L anaerobic jars. Three jars per treatment were sampled on days 2, 4, 7, 12 and 90 after ensiling, for chemical and microbiological analysis. Homofermentative LAB‐inoculated silages had lower pH and higher lactate:acetate ratio (except for Lactobacillus plantarum/Pediococcus cerevisiae and L. plantarum/Propionibacterium acidipropionici) than the control and both heterofermentative LAB‐inoculated silages. Both L. buchneri inhibited yeast growth and CO 2 production during exposure of silage to air. The L. plantarum/P. cerevisiae, L. plantarum (Ecosyl) and L. plantarum/Enterococcus faecium‐inoculated silages had higher dry‐matter digestibility than the control and L. buchneri‐inoculated silages. Inoculants did not affect digestibility of neutral detergent fibre, except for L. buchneri (Biotal), organic matter nor ME content of silages. The LAB silage inoculants generally had a positive effect on maize silage characteristics in terms of lower pH and shifting fermentation toward lactate with homofermentative LAB or toward acetate with L. buchneri. The use of L. buchneri can improve the aerobic stability of maize silages by the inhibition of yeast activity.

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  • In Control, rapid lactic acid accumulation increased the LA/(AA + EtOH) ratio up to 2.67 after 32 days, significantly different (p < 0.001) from inoculated samples (1.05 to 1.58), but in line with published results for homofermentative populations.

    “In the Control samples, as mentioned earlier, rapid accumulation of lactic acid was observed, triggering an increase in the LA/(AA + EtOH) ratio, up to 2.67 after 32 days, which differed significantly (p < 0.001) from the ratios calculated for the inoculated samples, between 1.05 to 1.58, but were in line with published results [65] for homofermentative populations at that period [66] (Table 1).”

    From Dynamic succession of microbiota during ensiling of whole plant corn following inoculation with Lactobacillus buchneri and Lactobacillus hilgardii alone or in combination. (2019) · cites this paper as [65]

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Authors
Filya, I., & Sucu, E.
Affiliations
Bursa Uludağ Üni̇versi̇tesi̇ (TR)
Corresponding author
Filya, I.
ORCID
Venue
Grass and Forage Science
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2010-11-12
Volume
65
Issue
4
Pages
446-455
ISSN
  • 0142-5242 (ISSN-L)
  • 1365-2494
DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2494.2010.00763.x
OpenAlex
W1957511370
Semantic Scholar
b878059c4fcaf10c86e394b642c580ee415b1f41
Cited by
55
References
24
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FWCI
3.40
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
  • Grass and Forage Science (publishedVersion)
  • Bursa Uludag University - AVESIS (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi
  • Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Probiotics and Fermented Foods
Keywords
lactic acid bacteria inoculant, corn silage, aerobic stability, silage fermentation, nutritional value, homofermentative lactic acid bacteria, heterofermentative lactic acid bacteria, Lactobacillus buchneri, Lactobacillus plantarum, Pediococcus cerevisiae, Enterococcus faecium, yeast inhibition, dry matter digestibility, silage pH

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