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| Author(s): |
Vanessa Jaime de Almeida Magalhães
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Pirassununga. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FMVZ/SBD) |
| Defense date: | 2002-11-29 |
| Examining board members: |
Paulo Henrique Mazza Rodrigues;
Paulo Roberto Leme;
Marcos Veiga dos Santos
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| Advisor: | Paulo Henrique Mazza Rodrigues |
| Abstract | |
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of microbial inoculant Silobac® (L. plantarum, P. pentosaceus) on twenty-two big bales of alfalfa haylage, eleven treated with inoculant. Alfalfa crop was harvested at middle bloom stage and conditioned in bales about 600 kg capacity and covered with white tube plastic film. Silage was sampled to proceed chemical analyses after each silo was opened. Also was evaluated the effects of this inoculant on dry matter intake, apparent digestibility, milk yield and composition in twelve Holstein cows, at 135 ± 16.4 days in milk. A cross-over design with two periods of sampling was used. Treatments were alfalfa haylage (50.0% DM and 16.5% CP) control or inoculated. Each experimental period extended for twenty-one days, the last five used for data collection. On chemical composition results, inoculation decreased DM content (inoculated = 44.7 vs. control = 51.3%), increased acetic acid content (2.35 vs. 0.89% DM) and tended to increase WSC content (2.97 vs. 2.44% DM) compared to control. It also tended to decrease mould on depth 10 cm, but not on depth 30 or 50 cm. Treatments did not influence CP (15.9 vs. 16.4% DM), ADIN (11.2 vs. 11.6% of total N), NDF (47.1 vs. 46.7% DM), ADF (40.2 vs. 39.8% DM), ADL (10.4 vs. 11.1% DM) and starch contents (0.82 vs. 0.69% DM), IVDMD (61.6 vs. 62.5% DM), buffering capacity (52.9 vs. 51.7 meq./100g DM), ethylic alcohol (0.018 vs. 0.024% DM), propionic (0.00 vs. 0.00% DM), butyric (0.00 vs. 0.00% DM) and lactic acids contents (5.62 vs. 4.45% DM), pH (4.96 vs. 5.33), NH3-N content (8.19 vs. 5.21% of total N) or aerobic stability. As for digestibility, the inoculation increased apparent digestibility of DM (81.7 vs. 74.2%), CP (83.1 vs. 74.6%), EE (90.1 vs. 81.7%), NFE (84.1 vs. 78.7%), CF (74.8 vs. 61.9%), NDF (70.0 vs. 58.0%), ADF (75.2 vs. 63.9%), starch (92.7 vs. 88.9%), GE (82.4 vs. 74.7%) and TDN (80.5 vs. 73.3%) compared to control. However, it did not influence digestible DMI (14.5 vs. 13.3 kg/animal/day or 2.67 vs. 2.46% of BW), nor TDN (14.3 vs. 13.2 kg/animal/day or 2.63 vs. 2.43% of BW). The inoculation did not also influence DMI (17.8 vs. 17.8 kg/animal/day), milk yield (23.0 vs. 22.4 kg/day), fat (3.46 vs. 3.47%), protein (2.96 vs. 2.93%), lactose (4.64 vs. 4.67%), total solids (11.9 vs. 11.9%) and fat free solids percentage (8.49 vs. 8.48%), on milk analysis results. (AU) | |