TY - JOUR
AU - Mahanna, W., C.
AB - Abstract Tifton 81 bermudagrass was harvested and ensiled either directly (D; 32.4% DM) or wilted (W; 44.1% DM). Four treatments applied to each harvesting method were 1) control (C), or no additive; 2) dried cane molasses (M) at 5% of DM; 3) microbial inoculant (I; Pioneer 1174); and 4) a combination of Treatments 2 and 3 (MI). Wilting reduced the rate of decline of silage pH (P = .001) and produced silages with greater lactic acid concentrations (P = .069), lower acetic acid (P = .001) and ammonia contents (P = .001), and greater in vitro OM (rVOMD; P = .001) and ADF digestibilities (IVADFD; P = .001). These high-quality silages were less stable under aerobic conditions, as evidenced by greater average temperatures (P = .001) and greater yeast and mold counts (P = .001). Adding M to D forage resulted in silage with lower pH (P = .001), greater concentration of lactic acid (P = .001), greater rVOMD (P = .092), and lower acetic acid (P = .009) and ammonia concentrations (P = .002) than inoculated D silage. Wilted silage treated with MI averaged lower pH (P = .025), greater lactic acid content (P = .001) and IVOMD (P = .001), and lower acetic acid (P = .001) and ammonia concentrations than silages treated with M or I alone. These results indicate that wilting improved bermudagrass silage the most, and that the addition of molasses and inoculant to wilted bermudagrass further enhanced silage quality. This content is only available as a PDF. Author notes 2 The authors thank Joyce Hayen, Jeanette Filer, and Angelita Mariano for technical assistance. 3 Present address: Purina Colombiana SA. AA 89998. Bogotá, Colombia. 4 Dairy Sci. Dept., Inst, of Food and Agric. Sci. 6 Anirn. Sci. Dept., Inst, of Food and Agric. Sci. 7 Pioneer Hi-Bred International. Copyright © 1991 by American Society of Animal Science
TI - Effects of a microbial inoculant and(or) sugarcane molasses on the fermentation, aerobic stability, and digestibility of bermudagrass ensiled at two moisture contents
JF - Journal of Animal Science
DO - 10.2527/1991.69114588x
DA - 1991-11-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/effects-of-a-microbial-inoculant-and-or-sugarcane-molasses-on-the-Sf28nGnRrx
SP - 4588
EP - 4601
VL - 69
IS - 11
DP - DeepDyve
ER -