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ArticleScientific reports2019

Microbial characterization and fermentative characteristics of crop maize ensiled with unsalable vegetables.

Kristian Hooker, Daniel L Forwood, Eleonora Caro, Yuxin Huo, Devin B Holman, Alex V Chaves, Sarah J Meale

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Kristian HookerSchool of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
Daniel L ForwoodSchool of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3331-6998
Eleonora CaroSchool of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
Yuxin HuoSchool of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
Devin B HolmanLacombe Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lacombe, AB, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5306-3732
Alex V ChavesSchool of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5065-7367
Sarah J MealeSchool of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD, Australia. s.meale@uq.edu.au.

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Abstract

Incorporation of carrot or pumpkin at 0, 20 or 40% dry matter (DM-basis) with crop maize, with or without a silage inoculant was evaluated after 70 days ensiling for microbial community diversity, nutrient composition, and aerobic stability. Inclusion of carrots or pumpkin had a strong effect on the silage bacterial community structure but not the fungal community. Bacterial microbial richness was also reduced (P = 0.01) by increasing vegetable proportion. Inverse Simpson's diversity increased (P = 0.04) by 18.3% with carrot maize silage as opposed to pumpkin maize silage at 20 or 40% DM. After 70 d ensiling, silage bacterial microbiota was dominated by Lactobacillus spp. and the fungal microbiota by Candida tropicalis, Kazachstania humilis and Fusarium denticulatum. After 14 d aerobic exposure, fungal diversity was not influenced (P ≥ 0.13) by vegetable type or proportion of inclusion in the silage. Inoculation of vegetable silage lowered silage surface temperatures on day-7 (P = 0.03) and day-14 (P ≤ 0.01) of aerobic stability analysis. Our findings suggest that ensiling unsalable vegetables with crop maize can successfully replace forage at 20 or 40% DM to produce a high-quality livestock feed.

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Animal FeedMicrobiotaVegetablesZea maysFungiLactobacillusSilage

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PMCPMC6742658

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