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Fermentation studies on inoculated herbages
Author(s) -
McDonald P.,
Stirling A. C.,
Henderson A. R.,
Whittenbury R.
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.2740150701
Subject(s) - inoculation , dactylis glomerata , silage , sugar , fermentation , lolium multiflorum , forage , agronomy , chemistry , zoology , horticulture , biology , poaceae , food science
The fermentation changes in herbage inoculated with selected strains of lactobacilli were studied in two experiments. In the first, Lolium multiflorum containing 16.2% of soluble carbohydrates was used in four silos, the treatments being: control, inoculated, molassed, inoculated‐molassed. All silages were well preserved (pH 3.9–4.1), the gaseous losses being the lowest in the molassed herbages. In the second experiment, Dactylis glomerata of low soluble carbohydrate content (4.3%) was used and the treatments were: control, inoculated, bruised, inoculated‐bruised. The material which had been inoculated and bruised was well preserved (pH 4.2) while the non‐bruised herbages were badly preserved (pH 4.9) and had higher gaseous losses. The bruised silage without inoculation had pH 4.5. The results suggest that there may be no advantage in inoculating herbage rich in soluble carbohydrates, but that herbage of low sugar content may benefit from such treatment.