Effects of bacterial inoculants and an enzyme on the fermentation quality and aerobic stability of ensiled whole-crop sweet sorghum

Nkosi, BD; Vadlani, PV; Brijwani, K; Nanjunda, A; Meeske, R

doi:10.4314/sajas.v42i3.4

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Effects of bacterial inoculants and an enzyme on the fermentation quality and aerobic stability of ensiled whole-crop sweet sorghum

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Nkosi, BD, Vadlani, PV, Brijwani, K, Nanjunda, A, Meeske, R·2012·South African Journal of Animal Science

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A study was conducted to evaluate the effects of bacterial inoculation and cellulase on the fermentation quality of ensiled whole-crop sweet sorghum (WCSS, Sorghum bicolor L. Moench). The WCSS (323 g dry matter (DM)/kg, 251 g water soluble carbohydrates (WSC)/kg DM, 43 g crude protein (CP)/kg DM and 439 g neutral detergent fibre (NDF)/kg DM) was ensiled with i) no additive (control); ii) Lactobacillus buchneri (LB); iii) Lactobacillus plantarum (LP); and iv) LB+E, a combination of LB and enzyme. These treatments were ensiled in 1 L anaerobic jars for 25 days. The jars were opened on days 3, 7 and 15 to determine pH, while those of day 25 were sampled to determine nutrient composition, fermentation characteristics and aerobic stability. Inoculation reduced pH, butyric acid and ammonia-N and increased lactic acid content in sweet sorghum silage compared with the control. The aerobic stability of WCSS was improved with LB, while it was reduced with the homofermentative LP treatment compared with the control. The LB+E reduced the fibre, but increased residual WSC of silage. The aerobic stability of LB+E silage was lower than LB treated silage. Using enzymes to increase the WSC content of crops that already have high levels of WSC may result in reduced aerobic stability of silage. Further work is needed to evaluate these effects on silage produced on farm scale and on animal production performance.Keywords: Aerobic stability, enzyme, fermentation, inoculants, silage

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Authors: Nkosi, B., Vadlani, P., Brijwani, K., Nanjunda, A., & Meeske, R.
Affiliations: Kansas State University (US)
Corresponding author: Nkosi, BD
ORCID: Meeske, R
Venue: South African Journal of Animal Science
Publisher: Academy of Science of South Africa
Published: 2012-08-15
Volume: 42
Issue: 3
ISSN: 0375-1589 (ISSN-L)
2221-4062
DOI: 10.4314/sajas.v42i3.4
OpenAlex: W2169919571
Cited by: 23
References: 45
Citations by year: 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 1
FWCI: 0.64
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: gold
doi.org
Licence: cc-by
Locations: South African Journal of Animal Science (publishedVersion, cc-by)
Funders: U.S. Department of Agriculture
King Saud University
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 fermentation, aerobic stability, bacterial inoculants, cellulase, Lactobacillus buchneri, Lactobacillus plantarum, water-soluble carbohydrates, silage additives, lactic acid, butyrate, ammonia-N, fiber degradation

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Effects of bacterial inoculants and an enzyme on the fermentation quality and aerobic stability of ensiled whole-crop sweet sorghum

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