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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
G. N. Zhang, Y. Li, C. Zhao, X. P. Fang, Y. G. Zhang
Summary: The study found that substituting a portion of alfalfa hay with WCGF and corn stover in dairy cow feed improved lactation performance and nitrogen utilization.
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Xiaolin Wang, Jiamei Song, Zihan Liu, Guangning Zhang, Yonggen Zhang
Summary: The mixing of soybean curd residue with corn stover or rice straw improved fermentation quality, increased lactic acid and protein contents, decreased pH value and fiber content, and reduced the abundance of undesirable bacteria.
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Plant Sciences
Jian Ma, Xue Fan, Zhuang Ma, Xiuwen Huang, Minghuan Tang, Fuquan Yin, Zhihui Zhao, Shangquan Gan
Summary: The objective of this research was to investigate the effects of different additives on the fermentation quality, aerobic stability, and rumen degradation of mixed silage composed of amaranth and corn straw. The results showed that the addition of different additives could improve the quality of the mixed silage to some extent. The combination of lactic acid bacteria, glucose, and cellulase additives significantly improved the fermentation quality, aerobic stability, and rumen degradation compared to other groups.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Yixiao Xie, Lei Wang, Wenqi Li, Shengyang Xu, Jinze Bao, Jiajie Deng, Zhe Wu, Zhu Yu
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of different proportions of alfalfa silage on the fermentation quality, in vitro digestibility, and aerobic stability of total mixed ration (TMR) silage. Adding 40% alfalfa silage to TMR improved aerobic stability and fermentation quality. However, reducing the percentage of alfalfa silage to 20% increased the risk of clostridial spoilage in TMR silage. The findings provide valuable insights for farmers to optimize the silage composition in TMR and prevent the loss of feed value during storage or feeding stages.
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Sibel Soycan Onenc, Kadir Erten, Onder Canbolat
Summary: This study evaluated the effect of sour yogurt as a natural microbial inoculant on the quality of second-crop corn silages. The results showed that adding sour yogurt increased lactic acid content and decreased ammonia nitrogen content in the silages. However, there was no significant effect on aerobic stability.
FERMENTATION-BASEL
(2022)
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
J. P. G. de Morais, R. Cantoia Junior, T. M. Garcia, E. Capucho, M. Campana, J. R. Gandra, Lucas G. Ghizzi, T. A. Del Valle
Summary: The study evaluated the effect of chitosan and microbial inoculants on fermentation profile and nutritional value of whole-plant soybean silage. The results showed that microbial inoculants reduced fermentation losses and improved in vitro degradation, while LPP treatment increased silage dry matter and organic matter content.
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
(2021)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Leidy Darmony de Almeida Rufino, Odilon Gomes Pereira, Vanessa Paula Da Silva, Karina Guimaraes Ribeiro, Thiago Carvalho da Silva, Sebastiao de Campos Valadares Filho, Fabyano Fonseca e Silva
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of diets containing corn silage and stylosanthes on digestibility, ruminal pH, ammonia nitrogen concentration, nitrogen balance, and performance in beef cattle. The results showed that corn silage had higher total digestibility and ruminal NDF digestibility compared to other diets, while mixed diets had higher total NDF digestibility. Additionally, animals fed corn silage showed improved intake, digestibility, and growth performance compared to other diets.
ANIMAL FEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
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Agronomy
Pedro Salvo, Viviane Gritti, Erica da Silva, Elisabet Nadeau, Joao Daniel, Maria Spindola, Luiz Nussio
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of adding different doses of fibrolytic enzymes (EFEs) and storage time on the fermentative profile and nutritive value of maize silage. The results showed that EFE treatment did not improve nutrient digestibility, but increased acetic acid concentration and decreased ethanol and ester concentrations. Prolonged storage resulted in higher dry matter losses and acetic acid content, but lower ethanol concentration. However, these differences may not be biologically relevant due to the relatively low concentrations of ethanol and esters in all treatments.
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Ehsan Sabertanha, Yousef Rouzbehan, Hassan Fazaeli, Javad Rezaei
Summary: This study compared ensiled sorghum from two varieties with corn silage and found no significant differences in ruminal variables and blood biochemistry metabolites. Additionally, the levels of anti-quality compounds in the silages were below the safe limits.
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND ANIMAL NUTRITION
(2021)
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
E. R. Costa, A. C. L. Mello, A. Guim, S. B. M. Costa, B. S. Abreu, P. H. F. Silva, V. J. Silva, D. E. Simoes Neto
Summary: This study describes and explains the effect of adding corn meal on losses, fermentation characteristics, and nutritional value of mixed elephant grass-butterfly pea legume silages. The results indicate that adding corn meal can reduce losses, increase dry matter recovery, and improve the nutritional value of the silages.
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
(2022)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
G. Ferreira, L. L. Martin, C. L. Teets, B. A. Corl, S. L. Hines, G. E. Shewmaker, M. E. De Haro-Marti, M. Chahine
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the impact of drought stress on NDF and LIG concentrations, as well as IVDMD and IVNDFD of corn for silage. Drought stress increased NDF concentration, decreased IVDMD and IVNDFD, but had minimal effect on LIG concentration.
ANIMAL FEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
G. Ferreira, A. Burch, L. L. Martin, S. L. Hines, G. E. Shewmaker, M. Chahine
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the impact of drought stress on the in situ ruminal starch degradation kinetic parameters of corn for silage. Results showed that drought stress did not affect the degradation parameters, and there were no differences among different corn hybrids.
ANIMAL FEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Di Zhou, Mohamed Abdelrahman, Xinxin Zhang, Shuai Yang, Jing Yuan, Zhigao An, Kaifeng Niu, Yanxia Gao, Jianguo Li, Bo Wang, Guangsheng Zhou, Liguo Yang, Guohua Hua
Summary: The study demonstrated the potential of forage rape silage to improve milk quality and promote dry matter intake in buffaloes, possibly due to favorable physiological and metabolic changes induced by the silage. As the inclusion of forage rape silage increased in diets, buffaloes showed linear improvements in dry matter and organic matter intake. Forage rape silage also showed beneficial effects on apparent total-tract digestibility, energy digestibility, rumen fermentation, milk quality, and blood metabolites compared to traditional corn silage.
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Bexy Gonzalez Mora, Oscar Ruiz-Barrera, Francisco Castillo Rangel, Yamicela Castillo-Castillo
Summary: The objective of this study was to investigate the potential utilization of yeast strain Pichia guilliermondii (Levica 27) on the ruminal fermentation of corn stover. Two in vitro treatments were evaluated, and the results showed that Levica 27 had a stimulating effect on ruminal fermentation within 6 and 12 hours. The addition of Levica 27 increased the molar concentrations of total volatile fatty acids and decreased the C2:C3 ratio.
FERMENTATION-BASEL
(2023)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Kathy G. Arriola, Diwakar Vyas, Donghyeon Kim, Mariele C. N. Agarussi, Vanessa P. Silva, Milton Flores, Yun Jiang, Xue Yanlin, Andres A. Pech-Cervantes, Luiz F. Ferraretto, Adegbola T. Adesogan
Summary: The study aimed to determine the effect of inoculation with Lactobacillus hilgardii and Lactobacillus buchneri on sorghum and corn silage. Results showed that inoculating with LB or LH separately improved aerobic stability, while the combination of LB and LH prevented increases in DM losses caused by their separate use.
JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE
(2021)
