Flint corn silage management: influence of maturity stage, inoculation with Lentilactobacillus buchneri, and storage time on fermentation pattern, aerobic stability, and nutritional characteristics

Introduction High quality corn silage depends on factors such as type, stage of crop development at harvest time, fermentation in addition to use or not inoculants. This study aimed investigate the impact maturity stage, bacterial inoculation, and storage time fermentation, aerobic stability, nutritional characteristics flint their implications for management. Methods A hybrid was harvested very early, medium (at 250, 300 350 g dry matter (DM)/kg fed, respectively) ensiled mini-silos without (control) with Lentilactobacillus buchneri CNCM I-4323 1 × 10 5 cfu/g 120, 240 360 d how these interact each other. Results discussion There only a small increase (7 g/kg starch; p = 0.003) starch digestibility (starch-D) silages stored when compared that d, but no difference 120 d. Despite reduced starch-D (526 vs. 694 < 0.001), produced from had higher ( 0.001) content (317 137 DM) amount digestible (169 98.5 DM; early harvest. The 2-way interactions (inoculation time) showed inoculation L. increased more mature stability (140 h; 0.036) than others (118 48.5 h those harvest). Conclusion longer (>120 d) goal increasing did occur. Harvesting whole-crop DM is desirable have yield accumulation. Inoculation recommended preserve against deterioration. has shown importance harvesting right need ensure greater yield, accumulation, preservation, if days are exceeded.