Ensilage provides an effective means of conserving summer-grown green forage to supply as winter feed to ruminants. The fermentation process involved in the ensilage process relies on lactic acid bacteria (LAB). Here, 16S ribosomal DNA amplicon pyrosequencing was used to follow the dynamic behaviour of the LAB community during the ensilage of maize biomass, with a view to identify the key speci...

Four experiments were carried out in Lelystad, The Netherlands in 1994, in which perennial ryegrass wilted to 421–568 g dry matter (DM) kg−" was ensiled with and without an inoculant containing Lactobacillus plantarum and Enterococcus faecium strains in 1-litre capacity laboratory silos. Treated silages showed a markedly increased rate of pH decline. The final pH of treated silages was reached ...

A study was carried out to define selected bacteriological characteristics of residues from 10 swine farms, 5 with or without prior clinical enteric disease (PCED) and to determine the effect of ensilage on the bacteria present in the solid fraction. At each farm, samples were taken from the sedimentation basin (SB), the solid fraction (SF), and the liquid fraction (LF). For each sample, CFU/g ...

Abstract Background Marigold ( Tagetes erecta L) accounts for over half of the world’s loose flower production, and marigold crop residue (MCR) are abundantly available should be used as a forage. In this study, MCR from last commercial pickings was ensilaged with lactic acid bacteria (LAB) shift in their volatile organic compounds (VOCs) profiles monitored. Samples were collected at 6 differen...

Maize is an ideal forage crop for ensilage because of its high levels fermentable carbohydrates, although it low in protein. Sunn hemp a legume with crude protein content potential to be used combination maize provide silage higher content. Different percentages sunn hemp-maize mixtures 80-20, 60-40, 40-60 and 20-80 respectively were compared silages sole hemp. In the laboratory study, DLG clas...