The effects of bacterial inoculants on the fermentation, aerobic stability and feed value of rye (secale cereale l.) Silages

• Published in: Turkish journal of agriculture : food science and technology Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 426 - 433
• Main Author: Uğurlu,Serkan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Turkish Science and Technology Publishing (TURSTEP) 01-03-2022
• Subjects: aerobik stabilite; Bilim-Teknoloji; Biyoloji; fermantasyon; laktik asit bakteri inokulantı; yem değeri; Ziraat; çavdar; Sivas; Türkiye; Rye Lactic acid bacterial inoculants Fermentation Aerobic stability Feed value; Çavdar Laktik asit bakteri inokulantı Fermantasyon Aerobik stabilite Yem değeri
• ISSN: 2148-127X
• DOI: 10.24925/turjaf.v10i3.426-433.4994

This study was carried out to determine the effects of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) inoculants and lactic acid bacteria+enzymes (LAB+E) inoculant on the fermentation, aerobic stability, and feed value of rye silages. Whole crop rye was harvested at dough stage. Biosil (Wuthenow, Germany), Silaprilis Pro (Timac Agro, USA) and Sil-All (Allteck, UK) were used as lactic acid bacteria and lactic acid bacteria+enzyme mixture inoculants. Inoculants were applied to silages at 6.00 log10 cfu/g levels. After the treatment, alfalfa was ensiled in 1.0-L special polyethylene vacuum bags. The bags were stored at 20±2°C under the laboratory conditions. Three bags from each group were sampled for chemical and microbiological analyses 2, 4, 8 and 75th days after ensiling. At the end of the ensiling period, all silages were subjected to an aerobic stability test for 5 days. In addition, in vitro dry matter, and organic matter digestibility of experiment silages were determined. The results showed that lactic acid bacteria and lactic acid bacteria+enzyme mixture inoculants increased characteristics of fermentation and aerobic stability of rye silages. Lactic acid bacteria+enzyme mixture inoculants decreased neutral detergent fiber, acid detergent fiber and celluloses content in the silages. Lactic acid bacteria+enzyme mixture inoculants increased in vitro dry matter digestibility, organic matter digestibility and metaboze energy of rye silages. Therefore, lactic acid bacteria and lactic acid bacteria+enzyme mixture inoculants might improve the fermentation properties and feed values of rye silages harvested at dough stage.