Performance of New Lactic Acid Bacteria Strains as Inoculants on the Microorganism Composition during Fermentation of Alfalfa Silage Containing Different Dry Matter Content

Alfalfa is the most planted perennial legume in world due to its high nutritive value, protein content, productivity, and digestibility addition vitamin mineral content. It also one of hardest plants ensile owing low reducible sugar dry matter (DM) contents buffering capacity. In this study, effects inoculation with Lactobacillus bifermentans which homofermentative brevis heterofermentative on silage fermentation different DM containing alfalfa forage. forages were unwilted, or wilted for 9 24 hours order achieve (L), moderate (M) (H) contents. As a result research, it was determined that wilting improved properties, decreased pH increased recovery. Microbial recovery, number undesirable enterobacteria silage. should be applied successful L. gave highest crude (CP) content while recovery (DMR).