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Chemical characteristics, aerobic stability, and microbiological counts in corn silage re-ensiled with bacterial inoculant

The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of re-ensiling and bacterial inoculation on the quality of corn silage. The experiment was carried out in a 2x2 factorial design with or without inoculant (association of Lactobacillus plantarum and Propionibacterium acidipropionici), and with r...

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Published in:Pesquisa agropecuaria brasileira 2018-09, Vol.53 (9), p.1045-1052
Main Authors: Coelho, Mateus Merlo, Gonçalves, Lúcio Carlos, Rodrigues, José Avelino Santos, Keller, Kelly Moura, Anjos, Gustavo Vinícius de Souza dos, Ottoni, Daniel, Michel, Pedro Henrique Fulgêncio, Jayme, Diogo Gonzaga
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Summary:The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of re-ensiling and bacterial inoculation on the quality of corn silage. The experiment was carried out in a 2x2 factorial design with or without inoculant (association of Lactobacillus plantarum and Propionibacterium acidipropionici), and with re-ensiling after 36 hours of aerobic exposure or only ensiling of the whole plant of 'BRS 1055' corn. The fermentative quality, nutritional parameters, dry matter losses, aerobic stability, and microbiological counts of silages were evaluated. Re-ensiling caused an increase of pH and in acetic acid and propionic acid concentrations, as well as in the dry matter (DM), crude protein, neutral detergent fiber, and neutral detergent fiber crude protein contents. Conversely, there was a reduction in the nonfiber carbohydrates concentration and in in vitro dry matter digestibility for the re-ensiled material. All changes were explained by the higher-effluent production and DM loss of re-ensiled material that was subjected to two compactions. Microbiology was not altered by the treatments. The use of inoculant altered ash content, but it did not influence other parameters. In contrast, re-ensiling after 36 hours of aerobic exposure caused a reduction in the nutritive value of corn silage and accentuated the DM losses. Resumo: O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar os efeitos da reensilagem e do uso de inoculante bacteriano sobre a qualidade da silagem de milho. O experimento foi realizado em delineamento fatorial 2x2, com o uso ou não de inoculante (associação de Lactobacillus plantarum e Propionibacterium acidipropionici), e reensilagem após 36 horas de exposição aeróbia ou somente com ensilagem da planta inteira de milho 'BRS 1055'. Avaliaram-se a qualidade fermentativa, os parâmetros nutricionais, as perdas de matéria seca, a estabilidade aeróbia e a contagem microbiológica das silagens. A reensilagem causou o aumento do pH e das concentrações dos ácidos acético e propiônico, assim como dos teores de matéria seca (MS), proteína bruta, fibra em detergente neutro e fibra em detergente neutro corrigida quanto a cinzas e proteínas. Em contrapartida, houve redução da concentração de carboidratos não fibrosos e da digestibilidade in vitro da matéria seca no material reensilado. Todas as alterações foram explicadas pela maior produção de efluentes e pela perda de MS do material reensilado, que foi submetido a duas compactações. A microbiologia não foi alterada pelos tratamen
ISSN:0100-204X
1678-3921
1678-3921
DOI:10.1590/s0100-204x2018000900008