RT Journal T1 EFFECT OF PRE-FERMENTED JUICE, LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM AND LACTOBACILLUS BUCHNERI ON THE FERMENTATION CHARACTERISTICS AND AEROBIC STABILITY OF HIGH DRY MATTER ALFALFA BALE SILAGE A1 F. Koc A1 S. Ozturk Aksoy A1 A. Agma Okur A1 G. Celikyurt A1 D. Korucu A1 M. L. Ozduven JF Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences JO JAPS SN 1018-7081 VO 27 IS 6 SP 1766 OP 1773 YR 2017 FD 2017/12/01 DO DOI NA AB

`The experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of pre-fermented juice (PFJ), Lactobacillus plantarum and Enterococcus faecium (LP), and Lactobacillus buchneri (LB) on the fermentation characteristics and aerobic stability of alfalfa bale silage. The herbage was wilted to 602.3 g/kg dry matter (DM). Treatments of alfalfa silage included (1) control; (2) PFJ: 2.6×105 colony-forming units (cfu/g); (3) LP: 1.0×106 cfu/g Lactobacillus plantarum and Enterococcus faecium (Pioneer 1188, USA) and (4) LB: 1.0×106 cfu/g Lactobacillus buchneri (Pioneer 11A44) and baled, 150 days. At the end of the ensiling period, three bales of each treatment group were opened and chemical and microbiological analyses were made. Consequently, lactic acid bacteria inoculants and PFJ increased the quality of alfalfa silages. In terms of aerobic stability, PFJ and LP used had a positive effect on CO2 concentrations coliform bacteria and yeast. Also, LB inoculant decreased NDF content and increased in vitro organic matter digestibility of silages. A total number of 15 representatives of lactic acid bacterial strains were retained and among them 3 dominant genus were identified as Lactobacillus plantarum (46.66%), Lactobacillus pentosaceus (33.33%)and Lactobacillus collinoides (20%). It can be concluded that PFJ can be used as silage additive alfalfa bale silage in farm condition.

K1 Alfalfa bale silage; identification; in vitro organic matter digestibility; lactic acid bacterial inoculants: PFJ (pre fermented juice) PB Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum LK https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2017-JAPS-224