Chemical composition and fermentation characteristics of sugar cane silage enriched with detoxified castor bean meal

Autor: A.C. Oliveira, R. Garcia, A.J.V. Pires, H.C. Oliveira, V.V.S. Almeida, R.R. Silva, C. Souza Nascimento Filho, G. Abreu Filho
Jazyk: English<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Vol 67, Iss 1, Pp 181-188 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1678-4162
DOI: 10.1590/1678-7143
Popis: This experiment was designed to evaluate the effects of the inclusion of detoxified castor bean meal (CM) content on the chemical-bromatological composition, as well as the fermentation characteristics and dry matter losses of sugarcane silage. The treatments consisted of four levels (0, 7, 14 and 21% natural matter) of addition of castor bean meal. The design was completely randomized, with five replicates. The material was ensiled in PVC silos of 50-cm in height and 10-cm in diameter, which were opened after 60 days. The density of fodder maintained in the silos was equal to 750kg of natural matter/m3. In order to quantify the gas and effluent losses, the silos were weighed at the beginning and at the end of the experiment. The addition of castor bean meal has increased the levels of DM and crude protein and reduced the levels of neutral detergent fiber, N-NH3, ethanol, and gas and effluent losses from silages, but did not affect pH values. During ensiling, alcoholic fermentation was controlled with the inclusion of the additive.
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