The Effect of a Silage Inoculant on Silage Quality, Aerobic Stability, and Meat Production on Farm Scale.

Acosta Aragón, Y.; Jatkauskas, J.; Vrotniakiene, V.

doi:10.5402/2012/345927

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The Effect of a Silage Inoculant on Silage Quality, Aerobic Stability, and Meat Production on Farm Scale.

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Acosta Aragón, Y., Jatkauskas, J., Vrotniakiene, V.·2012·ISRN Veterinary Science

DOI 10.5402/2012/345927PMC PMC3658818

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The effect of inoculation on nutrient content, fermentation, aerobic stability, and beef cattle performance for whole-plant corn silage treated with a commercial product (blend of homo- and heterofermentative lactic acid bacteria, BSM, blend of Enterococcus faecium, Lactobacillus plantarum, and Lactobacillus brevis, DSM numbers 3530, 19457, and 23231, resp.), was compared to a control treatment with no silage additives (CT). The material had a DM of 323 g/kg, crude protein, and water-soluble carbohydrate concentrations of 87.9 and 110.5 g/kg DM, respectively. BSM increased the fermentation rate with a significantly deeper pH (P < 0.01), a significant increase in the total organic acids concentration (P < 0.05), more lactic acid (P < 0.01), and numerically more acetic acid compared to CT. BSM significantly decreased the concentrations of butyric acid (P < 0.01), ethanol, and ammonia-N compared to the CT. BSM-treated silage decreased DM by 3.0 % (P < 0.01) and had a higher digestible energy and a higher metabolizable energy concentration by 2.3 (P < 0.01) and 1.00 % (P < 0.05), respectively, compared to untreated silage. Aerobic stability improved by more than 2 days in BSM silage. The DM intake of silage treated with BSM increased by 6.14 %, and improved weight gain and the feed conversion by 8.0 (P < 0.01) and 3.4%.

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There are some reports which show that L. brevis enhanced the acetic acid content and aerobic stability of maize silages compared to control but less efficiently than L. buchneri.
“There are some reports which show that L. brevis enhanced the acetic acid content and aerobic stability of maize silages compared to control but less efficiently than L. buchneri (Danner et al., 2003; Acosta Aragón et al., 2012).”
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Authors: Acosta Aragón, Y., Jatkauskas, J., & Vrotniakiene, V.
Affiliations: Biomin Holding GmbH, Herzogenburg 3130, Austria
Department of Animal Nutrition and Feeds, Institute of Animal Science of Lithuanian Veterinary Academy, Baisogala 82317, Lithuania
ORCID: Jatkauskas, J.
Venue: ISRN Veterinary Science
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2012-04-09
Volume: 2012
Pages: 1-6
ISSN: 2090-4452 (ISSN-L)
2090-4460
DOI: 10.5402/2012/345927
PMC: PMC3658818
OpenAlex: W2095223873
Cited by: 31
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Language: en
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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 › Animal Science and Zoology › Meat and Animal Product Quality
Keywords: silage inoculants, corn silage, aerobic stability, silage fermentation, lactic acid bacteria, Enterococcus faecium, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus brevis, beef cattle performance, silage additives, metabolizable energy, dry matter intake, weight gain, feed conversion, silage quality

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