ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to evaluate the LBu 01 – CGMCC 19250 strain of Lentilactobacillus buchneri (LB) in whole-plant corn silage (WPCS) during different storage periods. The experiment was conducted in a completely randomized design with a factorial arrangement of treatments (2 × 3), two inoculant levels (control – without inoculant, and experimental – inoculated with 9 log CFU LBu 01/kg of forage), and three storage periods (3, 15, and 62 days). Dry matter (DM) losses, aerobic […]

The current study was undertaken to investigate the ensilage characteristics in triticale lines treated by inoculants and their interaction on fermentation metabolites and rumen degradability. Costs were estimated for growing and feeding whole-crop triticale lines for animal production. Triticale hybrids were harvested at the dough stage of maturity (38% dry matter, DM). Plants were chopped approximately 2 cm after harvest and then treated with inoculants and were ensiled in 1.5-L mini laboratory silos. Two lactic acid bacterial inoculants with enzymes […]

Our objective was to evaluate the chemical composition, fermentation profile, and aerobic stability of cabbage silages treated with ground corn and inoculant. The evaluated treatments were: addition of 200, 300, 400, 500, and 600 g of ground corn per kilogram of cabbage (fresh matter basis), with or without a bacterial inoculant composed of Lactobacillus plantarumand Pediococcus pentosaceus. As expected, ground corn additions increased the dry matter (DM) content of cabbage silage, and high values were observed for the highest level […]

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of bacterial inoculants at two inoculation rates on chemical and biological characteristics of maize silage. The treatments consisted of two inoculating rates (5 and 6 log cfu g-1of forage) for each strain of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) identified as Lactobacillus buchneri, L. hilgardii, or L. plantarum. The maize was ensiled in experimental PVC silos. Samples were taken for the determination of the contents of dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), […]

The objective of this study was to evaluate the fermentation profile, chemical composition and microbial population and losses in the silages of signalgrass and Mombasa grass fertilized with the following levels of nitrogen (N): 0, 30, 60 and 90 kg/ha. The grasses were harvested at 70 days of regrowth, chopped and then ensiled in laboratory silos that had 20 kg of capacity and a snap-top cover and were fitted with Bunsen valves. Before ensiling, samples of the plants were used […]

The objective of this study was to evaluate the chemical composition, fermentation patterns and aerobic stability of sugarcane silages with addition of amino acid production (monosodium glutamate) by-product (APB) and microbial inoculants. Mature sugarcane was chopped and ensiled in laboratory silos (n = 4/treatment) without additives (control) and with APB (10 g/kg), Pioneer 1174® (PIO, 1.0 mg/kg, Lactobacillus plantarum + Streptoccoccus faecium, Pioneer), Lalsil Cana (2.0 mg/kg, Lactobacillus buchineri, Lallemand) or Mercosil Maís 11C33® (1.0 mg/kg, Lactobacillus buchineri + Lactobacillus […]

This research study was conducted to evaluate, by means of microbiological analyses, the preservation of wet brewery waste stored under aerobic and anaerobic conditions, regarding the development of filamentous fungi, yeasts and lactic-acid bacteria. The following treatments were used: untreated brewery waste, pre-dried brewery waste silage, brewery waste silage with effluent drainage and BW silage without effluent drainage. Silos made of PVC and equipped with Bunsen valves to allow gases to escape were used. Dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), temperature (°C) and […]

Foram avaliadas as populações microbianas, o pH, a relação nitrogênio amoniacal/nitrogênio total (N-NH3), as concentrações de ácidos láctico, acético e butírico e a composição bromatológica de silagens de Brachiaria decumbens cv. Basiliski de cinco idades de rebrotação (30, 40, 50, 60 e 70 dias) utilizando-se silos laboratoriais de 2 kg de capacidade. Utilizou-se um esquema fatorial 5 × 6 (5 idades de rebrotação × 6 períodos de fermentação), em um delineamento inteiramente casualizado, com três repetições. Os períodos de fermentação […]

Neste trabalho foram estudados os efeitos da suplementação de probióticos sobre o desempenho, o pH do conteúdo do papo, a morfometria do íleo e o número de enterobactérias no ceco de frangos de corte. Das 120 aves estudadas, 60 eram pertencentes ao grupo teste e 60 ao grupo controle. Nas idades de 1, 7, 12, 18, 23 e 28 dias, os frangos e a ração foram pesados e a mortalidade e morbidade foram determinadas. As aves foram, então sacrificadas, o […]

Ensilagem é um método de preservação de uma cultura úmida. Uma cultura úmida pode favorecer o crescimento de vários tipos de microrganismos, sendo que a maioria pode degradar o valor nutricional do alimento para o gado. No entanto, a ensilagem geralmente controla a atividade microbiana pela combinação de um ambiente anaeróbio com a fermentação natural dos açúcares por bactérias do ácido lático presentes na cultura. Essa fermentação e a consequente redução do pH suprimem principalmente o crescimento de outros microrganismos […]