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Nutritional evaluation of low dry matter maize forage ensiled with or without a bacterial inoculant: 1. Effects on fermentation parameters and dry matter degradability

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

A.A. Khadem ,
M. Rezaeian ,
H. Vakily ,
A. Afzalzadeh ,
A.S. Chaudhry  and
H. Honarzad
A.A. Khadem
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, University college of Abouraihan, University of Tehran, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
M. Rezaeian*
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Health & Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
H. Vakily
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, University college of Abouraihan, University of Tehran, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
A. Afzalzadeh
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, University college of Abouraihan, University of Tehran, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
A.S. Chaudhry
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
H. Honarzad
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Health & Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
*
Email:mrezaee@ut.ac.ir
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Maize silage is the main forage used for dairy cattle in Iran and plays an important role in supplying digestible fibre and energy to these animals. Microbial inoculants are the most commonly used biological additives to accelerate the decline of pH during the initial stage of silage fermentation and to preserve plant carbohydrates through homofermentation which may resulted in an improvement in nutrient digestibility (Aksu et al., 2004). However, their use in silage production has been very limited in Iran. The objectives of this experiment were to study the effects of a bacterial inoculant on the fermentation characteristics and dry matter (DM) degradability of ensiled low DM maize forage.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2008 , 2008 , pp. 247
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2008

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