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Effects of small-scale silo types and additives on silage fermentation and bacterial community of high moisture alfalfa on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau by Ping Li; Chaosheng Liao; Lijun Yan; Changbing Zhang; Liangyin Chen; Minghong You; Qiming Cheng; Chao Chen is a Agricultural and Biological Sciences article available to read on EtoBox.
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Alfalfa is cultivated throughout the world, but its preservation remains challenging to small farms in cold climates. This study aimed to investigate the effects of small-scale silo types and additives on the silage quality of high moisture alfalfa on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Alfalfa with moisture of about 80% was ensiled in small farm bucket silos (FBS) or wrapped bale silos (WBS) at ambient temperature (5–15 °C) for 180 days. At ensiling, forage was treated without any additive (CK) or with a chemical additive (SB; a mixture of sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, and sodium nitrite) or a lactic acid bacteria (LAB) inoculant (PBB; a mixture of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum, Bifidobacterium brevis and Pediococcus pentosaceus). Among the CK silages, higher (P < 0.05) acetic acid levels, bacterial diversity indices and relative abundance of L. plantarum were found in WBS vs FBS. Overall, silage treated with SB had the highest crude protein (CP) content, the lowest amylase-treated neutral detergent fiber (aNDF) and acid detergent fiber (ADF) contents and dry matter (DM) loss. Compared with CK, treatments with SB and PBB increased (P < 0.05) lactic acid content and decreased (P < 0
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- Author
- Ping Li; Chaosheng Liao; Lijun Yan; Changbing Zhang; Liangyin Chen; Minghong You; Qiming Cheng; Chao Chen
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)