Factors Influencing Silage Quality and Their Implications for Management.

Muck, R.E.

doi:10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(88)79897-5

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Factors Influencing Silage Quality and Their Implications for Management.

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Muck, R.E.·1988·Journal of Dairy Science

DOI 10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(88)79897-5

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Abstract Preservation of crop quality, DM, and energy in the silo requires that plant respiration, plant proteolytic activity, clostridial activity, and aerobic microbial growth be limited. A critical mechanism for limiting these processes is quick attainment and maintenance of anaerobic conditions in the silo. If the crop is wilted to greater than 55% DM, fermentation of the crop plays a minor role in making quality silage. For wetter crops, a rapid decline in pH is essential. Dropping pH by fermentation requires an anaerobic environment, adequate substrate, and sufficient numbers of lactic acid bacteria. The substrate required for good fermentation is dependent on the crop, increasing with buffering capacity and moisture content. Approximately 10 8 lactic acid bacteria per gram of crop are required before a noticeable drop in pH occurs. Because this concentration is much greater than that supplied by inoculants, the most important characteristic for an inoculant is fast growth rate in the silo environment. Also, an inoculant's success depends on adequate substrate and its population relative to the natural one. Dropping pH by acids effects an immediate pH change, which is beneficial in preserving protein nitrogen. However, this advantage must be balanced against its cost and safety in handling.

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Fast growth and acidification are of paramount importance for a microbial inoculant.
“Considering that fast growth and acidification are of paramount importance for a microbial inoculants (Muck, 1988)”
From Potential of Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated From Different Forages as Silage Inoculants for Improving Fermentation Quality and Aerobic Stability (2020) · cites this paper as Muck, 1988
For an homofermentative species such as L. plantarum, inoculant success depends on adequate substrate availability.
“confirming that for an homofermentative species as L. plantarum, inoculant’s success depends on adequate substrate availability (Muck, 1988).”
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Authors: Muck, R. E.
Affiliations: U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center (US)
Corresponding author: Muck, R.E.
ORCID: Muck, R.E.
Venue: Journal of Dairy Science
Publisher: American Dairy Science Association
Published: 1988-11
Volume: 71
Issue: 11
Pages: 2992-3002
ISSN: 0022-0302 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(88)79897-5
OpenAlex: W2033515744
Cited by: 419
References: 43
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FWCI: 3.86
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
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Locations: Journal of Dairy Science (publishedVersion)
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 › Plant Science › Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
Keywords: silage quality, anaerobic conditions, lactic acid bacteria, silage inoculants, silage pH, aerobic spoilage, crop moisture content, buffering capacity, silage management

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