In Belgium, silages are often infected by Penicillium roqueforti sensu lato (s.l.). These 13 toxigenic fungi are well adapted to silage conditions, and their prevention during feed-out is 14 difficult. Bacillus velezensis strain NRRL B-23189 has been reported to inhibit P. roqueforti s.s. 15 conidiospore germination in vitro by the production of lipopeptides. In the present study, the 16 antago...

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of bacterial inoculation on the fermentation and aerobic stability of corn silage and on the dry matter degradability and milk composition when fed to sheep or cows. Four male sheep were selected to measure dry matter degradability of uninoculated (UCS) and inoculated (ICS) corn silage. Milk composition was measured for 22 Holstein cows, separ...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of molasses and propionic acid on the fermentation quality and aerobic stability of total mixed ration (TMR) silages prepared with whole-plant corn in Tibet. TMR (354 g/kg DM) was ensiled with four different treatments: no additive (control), molasses (M), propionic acid (P), and molasses+propionic acid (PM), in laboratory silos (250 mL) a...

this experiment was conducted to assess the effects of daytime cutting management (p.m. vs. a.m. cut), ensiling duration and adding microbial inoculants on chemical composition of alfalfa silage. for this, second growth alfalfa harvested at the early bud stage of development after a sunny day at sundown (about 1900 h; pm alfalfa), whereas the second half was cut next day at sunup (about 0800 h;...

This study was conducted to determine the effects of dried mulberry (Morus alba) pulp with high water-soluble carbohydrate (WSC) content on nutrient substance composition, pH and silage acids alfalfa silage. The used in harvested 10% flowering period ensiled by mixing at different ratios (0%, 2.5%, 5%, 7.5%, 10%, 12.5% 15%). that for three months analyzed end this period, values measured contro...

Grass was field-dried to 3 different dry matter (DM) levels (200, 430 and 540 g/kg) and inoculated with 10(6)-10(7) cfu/g of a Listeria monocytogenes strain sharing a phagovar occasionally involved in foodborne outbreaks of listeriosis. Formic acid (3 ml/kg) or lactic acid bacteria (8 x 10(5)/g) with cellulolytic enzymes were applied only to forages with low and intermediate DM levels. Forages ...