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Effect of different supplements on the fermentation process in silage
Author(s) -
Svensson Lennart,
Tveit M.
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740150203
Subject(s) - silage , lactic acid , fermentation , dry matter , food science , amylase , forage , chemistry , sugar , straw , lactic acid fermentation , effluent , bacteria , agronomy , zoology , biology , biochemistry , waste management , enzyme , genetics , engineering
Silage experiments have been conducted to examine the ensiling effect of different additives to green forage with low sugar content. Molassed meal from pea‐straw gave a silage of very high quality and reduced the losses of dry matter by its absorption of effluent. Molasses, applied at the same rate, had not quite as good effect. An amylase preparation and a culture of lactic acid bacteria had no stimulating effect on the fermentation process. The lactic acid bacteria were found in low numbers on the fresh forage, but multiplied very rapidly during the first days of the ensilage process. The addition of lactic acid bacteria to molasses did not seem to improve the ensiling effect, compared with molasses alone. This report is a part of a study at present conducted in full commercial scale, and will be further reported on in a later paper.