The effect of Bacteria+Enzyme mixture silage inoculant on the fermentation characteristic, cell wall contents and aerobic stabilites of maize silage

Abstract

This research was carried out to determine the effects of Bacteria+Enzyme mixture inoculant using as silage additives on the fermentation characteristics, cell wall contents and aerobic stabilities of maize silages. Maize silage was harvested at milk blood stage. Maize-All (Alltech, UK) was used as additive which contains Lactobacillus plantarum, Pediococcus acidilactici and amylase in its biological composition. Maize was ensiled in 1.0 liter special glass jars equipped with a lid that enables gas release only. The jars were stored at 16±2.5°C under laboratory conditions. Three jars from each group were sampled for chemical and microbiological analyses on the days 3, 7, 14, 21 and 45 after ensiling. All silages were opened at the end of the ensiling period (45 days) and subjected to an aerobic stability test for 5 days. As a result, bacteria+enzyme improved fermentation characteristics, decreased cell wall contents and aerobic stability of maize silages. © Asian Network for Scientific Information, 2008.