Effects of Different Lactic Acid Bacteria Inoculants on Alfalfa Silage Fermentation and Quality

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is a crucial perennial forage plant with its high protein and mineral content may be mowed several times through the vegetation period. Along having large cultivation area in Türkiye, it constitutes approximately 61% of total green produced. Silage best method for keeping grass well using as source roughage all seasons. However, ensiling alfalfa, especially low dry matter content, very difficult due to water-soluble carbohydrate buffering capacity. This study was carried out improve alfalfa plant's silage fermentation process by inoculating new lactic acid bacteria strains. When reached 50% flowering, six different strains were inoculated compared uninoculated silage. According results obtained, determined that inoculants improved properties general. All caused significant decrease pH resulting The strain Lactobacillus buchneri (LS-31-1-4) superior terms much recovery (96.82%) (94.00%). At same time, brevis (LS-55-2-2) Leuconostoc citerum (LS-70-6-1) most restrictive yeast enterobacteria growth silage, respectively.