Fermentation quality and nutritive value of a total mixed ration silage containing coffee grounds at ten or twenty percent of dry matter1

2007 ◽  
Vol 85 (4) ◽  
pp. 1024-1029 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. C. Xu ◽  
Y. Cai ◽  
J. G. Zhang ◽  
M. Ogawa
2017 ◽  
Vol 88 (12) ◽  
pp. 1963-1969
Author(s):  
Guomei Yin ◽  
Chunsheng Bai ◽  
Juanjuan Sun ◽  
Lin Sun ◽  
Yanlin Xue ◽  
...  

2011 ◽  
Vol 347-353 ◽  
pp. 285-289
Author(s):  
Chun Cheng Xu ◽  
Hui Li Wang ◽  
Fu Yu Yang ◽  
Jian Guo Zhang

Six wethers were used in a replicated 3 × 3 Latin square to study the fermentation quality and nutritive value of total mixed ration (TMR) silages which included wet green tea grounds (WGTG). The TMR silages were prepared using compound feed, corn, soybean meal, timothy hay, alfalfa hay, dried beet pulp and vitamin-mineral supplement, with soybean meal and alfalfa hay being replaced by WGTG at 0, 10 or 20% on dar matter (DM) basis. All TMR silages, irrespective of WGTG addition, were well preserved with low pH and ammonia-N content, and high lactic acid content. Increasing concentrations of WGTG in the rations decreased the digestibility of DM, organic matter, crude protein and energy (P < 0.05). The total digestibility nutrients and digestible energy contents of TMR silages at 0% and 10% WGTG were similar, however, the TMR silage at 20% WGTG was lower (P < 0.05). With progressive increases in WGTG concentrations, intake nitrogen, urinary nitrogen and retained nitrogen did not differ, but the fecal nitrogen increased (P < 0.01). This study demonstrated that the proportion of WGTG to be incorporated into TMR silages should not exceed 10% of the DM.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-234
Author(s):  
Liuxing Xu ◽  
Zhaohong Xu ◽  
Mingxia Chen ◽  
Jianguo Zhang

Whole-crop wheat (WCW) is rich in nutrients and is widely used as a forage crop. This study consisted of 2 experiments: Experiment 1 studied the yield, nutritive value and silage quality of WCW at 3 seeding rates (320 kg/ha, S320; 385 kg/ha, S385; and 450 kg/ha, S450) and different fertilizing times, i.e. 60% at seedling stage and the remaining 40% at the jointing stage vs. heading stage; and Experiment 2 examined the yield, nutritive value and silage quality of WCW receiving different fertilizer types, i.e. urea, compound fertilizer (N:P:K) and urea + compound fertilizer (all iso-nitrogenous). With the increased seeding rate, dry matter (DM) and crude protein (CP) yields tended to increase, but relative feed value tended to decrease. Experiment 1: there was no significant interaction between time of applying the second fertilizer dose and seeding rate in terms of concentrations of CP, crude fiber, ether extract, crude ash, nitrogen-free extract, neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and acid detergent fiber (ADF) in wheat (P>0.05). However, a significant interaction between fertilizing time and seeding rate was observed in terms of silage fermentation quality (pH, lactic acid, butyric acid and NH3-N concentrations) (P<0.05). Experiment 2: DM yield, CP yield and concentrations of CP, ADF and water-soluble carbohydrate were not affected by fertilizer type (P>0.05). Fertilizer type had significant effects on pH of silage and concentrations of organic acids (except propionic acid) and NH3-N in WCW silage (P<0.05). Under the present study conditions, considering DM yield, nutrient composition and silage fermentation quality, an optimal seeding rate of wheat for forage appears to be about 385 kg/ha. N fertilizer should be applied at the seedling stage and jointing stage. Although applying a mixture of urea and compound fertilizer had no significant effects on yield and nutritive value of WCW relative to applying urea alone, it did improve silage fermentation quality. Results may differ on different soils.


Animals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 1775
Author(s):  
Guangning Zhang ◽  
Xinpeng Fang ◽  
Guanzhi Feng ◽  
Yang Li ◽  
Yonggen Zhang

The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of different additives on the fermentation quality, bacterial community, and aerobic stability of total mixed ration (TMR) silage containing wet corn gluten feed (WCGF) and corn stover. The TMR was ensiled with four treatments: (1) no additive (control); (2) lactic acid bacteria (LAB); (3) fibrolytic enzyme (EN); (4) LAB + EN. The EN and LAB + EN decreased the neutral detergent fiber and acid detergent fiber contents. Additives led to a higher lactic acid (LA) content (p < 0.0001) compared to control at all ensiling times. Silages inoculated with LAB and LAB + EN had higher dry matter (p = 0.0007), LA (p < 0.0001) and acetic acid (AA) contents (p < 0.0001) compared to control. The LAB and LAB + EN had significantly lowest ammonia nitrogen among the treatments, while no significant difference occurred after days 7 of ensiling. Silages treated with LAB and LAB + EN had a higher LAB count (p < 0.0001) and a lower pH, yeast, and mold counts compared to other silages. The LAB and LAB + EN greatly increased the portions of Firmicutes and Lactobacillus (p < 0.0001, and p < 0.0001, respectively) and reduced undesirable bacteria. Inoculation with LAB + EN and LAB improved aerobic stability of TMR silages indicated by higher and more stable LA and AA contents, smaller rise in pH, and yeast count than other silages. The LAB + EN and LAB reduced microbial diversity and improved the fermentation quality and aerobic stability of TMR silage containing WCGF and corn stover.


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