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The effect of silage microbial inoculant with and without additional preservatives on the aerobic stability of maize silage

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

S. Hall
Affiliation:
University of Plymouth, Seale-Hayne faculty, Newton Abbot, Devon
P. Moscardo Morales
Affiliation:
University of Plymouth, Seale-Hayne faculty, Newton Abbot, Devon
J. K Margerison*
Affiliation:
University of Plymouth, Seale-Hayne faculty, Newton Abbot, Devon
D. Wilde
Affiliation:
Alltech UK Ltd, Alltech House, Ryhall road, Stamford, Lincs. PE9 1TZ
P. Light
Affiliation:
Alltech UK Ltd, Alltech House, Ryhall road, Stamford, Lincs. PE9 1TZ
M. Smith
Affiliation:
Alltech UK Ltd, Alltech House, Ryhall road, Stamford, Lincs. PE9 1TZ
N. Adams
Affiliation:
Alltech UK Ltd, Alltech House, Ryhall road, Stamford, Lincs. PE9 1TZ
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Yeasts are the first micro-organism that become active in the silage upon exposure to air, using the residual sugars and lactic acid to produce carbon dioxide. Maize silage is particularly prone to spoilage as maize silage tends to have a larger concentration of water soluble carbohydrates, which was considered to be a better substrate for micro-organisms than volatile fatty acids (Auerbach et al., 1998). The aim of this experiment was to measure the effect of inoculating maize silage with Maize-all GS (inoculant) and Sil-all Fireguard (inoculant and preservative) on aerobic stability.

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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2004

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References

Auerbach, H. Oldenburg, E. and Wiessbach, F. 1998. Incidence of Penicillium roqueforti and roquefortine C in silages. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 76: 565572.3.0.CO;2-6>CrossRefGoogle Scholar