Effect of additives on the quality of big-bale silage

Jönsson, Anders; Lindberg, Henrik; Sundås, S.; Lingvall, P.; Lindgren, Sven

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“…In the FA silages, formic acid, together with the high DM, restricted production of lactic and other fermentation acids, resulting in a pH 0.7 and 0.4 higher than in the inoculated silages in experiments I and II, respectively. The LAB inoculants enhanced lactic acid production, resulting in lower pH, which improves hygienic quality regarding potential silage transmitted pathogens like Listeria, coliforms, Bacillus and Clostridia (Jonsson et al 1990, McDonald et al 1991. The capability of inoculants to improve silage fermentation at high dry matter was also observed by Jonsson et al (1990) and Driehuis et al (1997).…”

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“…The LAB inoculants enhanced lactic acid production, resulting in lower pH, which improves hygienic quality regarding potential silage transmitted pathogens like Listeria, coliforms, Bacillus and Clostridia (Jonsson et al 1990, McDonald et al 1991. The capability of inoculants to improve silage fermentation at high dry matter was also observed by Jonsson et al (1990) and Driehuis et al (1997). Regarding the novel LAB inoculant, the results agree with the previous laboratory scale experiment in which E76 resulted in fast lactic acid production, a drop in pH and restricted ammonia production (Saarisalo et al 2006).…”

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“…Dryer herbage decreases risk of poor fermentation quality estimated by the amount of VFA and proportion of ammonia-N of nitrogen (Jonsson et al 1990, Yan et al 1998, Field et al 1999). However, with increasing DM, problems associated with aerobic stability tend to increase (Wyss 1999).…”

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Effect of lactic acid bacteria inoculants, formic acid, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate on fermentation quality and aerobic stability of wilted grass silage

Saarisalo¹,

Jalava²,

Skyttä³

et al. 2008

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The efficiency of a novel strain of lactic acid bacteria inoculant (Lactobacillus plantarum VTT E-78076, E76) on the fermentation quality of wilted silage was studied. Furthermore, the possibility to improve aerobic stability of silages by combining an inoculant and chemical preservatives was investigated. Two experiments were conducted with wilted timothy-meadow fescue herbage (dry matter 429 and 344 g kg -1 ) using six treatments. In experiment I, E76 (10 6 cfu g -1 fresh matter (FM)) was applied alone and in combination with sodium benzoate (0.3 g kg -1 grass FM) or low rate of formic acid (0.4 l t -1 FM). In experiment II, E76 and a commercial inoculant were applied alone and in combination with sodium benzoate. Untreated silage and formic acid (4 l t -1 FM) treated silage served as negative and positive controls in both experiments. The effect of sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate in experiment I, on aerobic stability was tested by treating silages prior to aerobic stability measurements. The novel lactic acid bacteria inoculant was equally effective in improving fermentation quality as the commercial inoculant. However, the aerobic stability of both inoculated silages was poorer than that of formic acid treated or the untreated one in one of the experiments. The results suggested that antimicrobial properties of E76 were not effective enough to improve aerobic instability. One option to overcome this problem is to use chemical additives in combination with the inoculants.

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Section: Effect Of Treatments On Silage Fermentationmentioning

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Effect of lactic acid bacteria inoculants, formic acid, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate on fermentation quality and aerobic stability of wilted grass silage

Saarisalo¹,

Jalava²,

Skyttä³

et al. 2008

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“…Proteolysis is caused by undesirable microorganisms, especially clostridia. The chemical additive used in the present study contained formic acid, which appears to be one of the most effective fermentation inhibitors of clostridial growth together with hexamethylene and nitrite ( Jonsson et al, 1990;Lättemäe and Lingvall, 1996).…”

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The effects of wilting and biological and chemical additives on the fermentation process in field pea silage

Tyrolová¹,

Výborná²

2011

CZECH J ANIM SCI

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ABSTRACT:The objectives of the study were to evaluate the effects of wilting and additives on the fermentation quality of field pea silage, and to determine the rumen degradability of organic matter of pea silage. The following additives were used: commercial bacterial inoculant (1 g/t) containing homofermentative lactic acid bacteria -Lactobacillus rhamnosus (NCIMB 30121) and Enterococcus faecium (NCIMB 30122) and chemical additive containing formic acid, propionic acid, ammonium formate and benzoic acid (4 l/t). Compared to the control and chemical additive, the addition of the inoculant to wilted silage increased the lactic acid content (P < 0.05) and lactic:acetic ratio (P < 0.001). Both bacterial and chemical additives decreased (P < 0.001) the pH value of wilted silage. Differences between the control and chemically treated unwilted silage were also significant (P < 0.01). The pH value of silage with chemical additive was lower compared to the control. Proteolysis determined in wilted silage was lower compared to unwilted silage. Rumen degradability of organic matter in wilted silage treated with the chemical additive was found to be higher (P < 0.05) than in control and inoculant treated silages.

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“…Jonsson et al (1990) showed that wilting to 50% DM and application of Lactobacillus plantarum and Pediococcus acidilactiici inoculant, at 10 6 CFU g -1 fresh forage reduced silage pH, butyric acid, ethanol, NH 3 N, clostridial spores and increased lactic acid and acetic acid contents of LBS compared with that of unwilted and non-inoculated grass silage. Large bale silage fermentation characteristics and animal performance were not improved when Lactobacillus plantarum was applied at 0.4 × 10 6 CFU g -1 on alfalfa forage (Mir et al 1995) or Advance I™ (unspecified inoculant [Bates et al 1989]) on grass forage.…”

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Use of forage inoculants with or without enzymes to improve preservation and quality of whole crop barley forage ensiled as large bales

NIa¹,

Wittenberg²

1999

Can. J. Anim. Sci.

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. 1999. Use of forage inoculants with or without enzymes to improve preservation and quality of whole crop barley forage ensiled as large bales. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 79: 525-532. The effects of forage additives, applied to bales wrapped at either 2 or 10 h post-baling, on preservation and quality of whole barley crop ensiled as large bales were investigated. Forage was cut at the early milk stage and allowed to wilt over a 24-h period to 47% DM. Bales were allocated on the basis of baling sequence to one of three additives treatments: without inoculant (Control); treated with a microbial inoculant, Lactobacillus plantarum and Pediococcus cerevisiae (LpPc); or treated with Lactobacillus plantarum and Pediococcus cerevisiae, plus cellulase and pectinase (LpPcE). An equal number of bales (n = 18) representing each treatment group were wrapped at either 2 or 10 h post-baling. All bales were core sampled at baling and on days 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 13, 17, 29, 64, 92, 252 and 308 post-baling. Bales were weighed prior to being wrapped and when removed from storage to measure DM and nutrient losses during storage. During wrapping, a thermocouple wire was inserted in each bale to monitor bale temperature. Time of wrapping did not affect nutrient composition or ensiling characteristics of silage. Application of forage additives had no effect on nutrient profile or recovery, however, silage treated with LpPc inoculant had lower (P < 0.05) ammonia N compared with untreated or treated with LpPcE silage. Storage temperature of bales representing all treatments did not exceed 28°C but were approximately 2 to 3°C higher in the Control than treated silage for the first 3 d post-ensiling. Silage treated with forage additives had a lower (P < 0.05) pH and an increase (P < 0.05) in concentrations of lactic and total acids. Ethanol and 2,3 butanediol levels were higher (P < 0.05) in untreated silage compared with inoculated silage. Silage treated with forage additives were more stable and took 5, 9 and 12 d to heat after exposure to air for Control, LpPc and LpPcE silage, respectively. Results from this study indicated that treatment with microbial inoculants was beneficial in preserving whole crop barley ensiled as large bales. Addition of enzymes to microbial inoculant did not have further beneficial effect on quality of large bale silage. Sci. 79: 525-532. Nous avons observé les effets d'additifs de conservation des fourrages sur la conservation et la qualité de l'orge plante entière ensilée en grosses balles, selon que les balles étaient enrubannées 2 h ou 10 h après leur confection. L'orge était fauchée au début du stade laiteux et laissée à faner pendant 24 h jusqu'à une teneur en m.s. de 47 %. Les balles étaient réparties, selon leur séquence de mise en balles, entre 3 traitements : sans inoculant microbien (témoin), avec inoculants microbiens Lactobacillus plantarum et Pediococcus cerevisiae (LpPc), soit seuls soit additionnés de cellulase et de pectinase (LpPcE). Un nombre égal de balles (n = 18) représentatif de chaque traitement ...

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Effect of additives on the quality of big-bale silage

Cited by 33 publications

References 12 publications

Effect of lactic acid bacteria inoculants, formic acid, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate on fermentation quality and aerobic stability of wilted grass silage

Effect of lactic acid bacteria inoculants, formic acid, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate on fermentation quality and aerobic stability of wilted grass silage

The effects of wilting and biological and chemical additives on the fermentation process in field pea silage

Use of forage inoculants with or without enzymes to improve preservation and quality of whole crop barley forage ensiled as large bales

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