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Fermentation Quality, In Vitro Digestibility, and Aerobic Stability of Total Mixed Ration Silage in Response to Varying Proportion Alfalfa Silage.
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- Harvest Stage Dictates the Nutritive Value of Sorghum Stalk Silage by Shaping Its Fermentation Profile and Microbial Composition.Microorganisms · 2025Article
- Effects of moisture and fermentation length on the quality and digestibility of fermented concentrate using tamanu kernel cake as the main protein source through anJournal of advanced veterinary and animal research · 2025Article
- Effects of different wet distillers' grains ratios on fermentation quality, nitrogen fractions and bacterial communities of total mixed ration silage.BMC microbiology · 2025Article
- Effects of kinds of additives on fermentation quality, nutrient content, aerobic stability, and microbial community of the mixed silage of king grass and rice straw.Frontiers in microbiology · 2024Article
- Study on screening of fermentation agents and optimization of the fermentation process for pharyngitis tablet residue.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2022Article
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Abstract
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of different proportions of alfalfa silage on the fermentation quality, in vitro digestibility, and aerobic stability of total mixed ration (TMR) silage. Three TMRs were prepared with different silage contents on a fresh matter basis: (1) 60% alfalfa silage (AS60), (2) 40% alfalfa silage (AS40), and (3) 20% alfalfa silage (AS20). The lactic acid in AS60 did not increase after 30 days of ensiling (p > 0.05). Butyric acid was detected in the AS20 group after 14 days of ensiling. The AS60 group showed significantly higher in vitro dry matter digestibility than the AS20 group (p < 0.05). The aerobic stability of TMR silage gradually increased with a decreasing percentage of alfalfa silage (p < 0.05). Unlike AS60, which directly gained an acidic environment from the alfalfa silage, AS40 developed a stable acidic environment during ensiling and further improved aerobic stability. However, when the percentage of alfalfa silage was reduced to 20%, a risk of clostridial spoilage occurred in the TMR silage. Therefore, the addition of 40% alfalfa silage to TMR is optimal and could achieve both good fermentation quality and considerable resistance to aerobic deterioration in TMR silage.
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