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Khaing, Khin Thida and Loh, Teck Chwen and Saleh, Ghizan and Abd Halim, Mohd Ridzwan and Samsudin, Anjas Asmara @ Ab Hadi
(2014)
Effect of different particle lengths on the bacterial population, fermentation profiles and nutritive value of whole maize plant silage.
Livestock Research for Rural Development, 26 (11).
art. no. 197.
ISSN 0121-3784
Abstract
The effect of particle length (2, 4 and 6 cm) on the quality of whole maize plant silage was evaluated by determining the bacterial densities, fermentation characteristics, proximate composition and in situ degradation rates over a 5-week period of ensiling. Higher populations of TVB and LAB were detected in maize silage chopped to 2cm particle length compared with 4 or 6cm. length. Lactic acid levels were higher, and those of butyric acid lower, in the 2cm particle length maize silage. Percentages of DM, OM and CP were higher in the 2 cm length treatment as were the rates of degradation of DM in in situ rumen incubation. levels of NDF and ADF were lower in the 2cm chop silage.
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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Agriculture Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
| Publisher: | Fundación CIPAV, Cali, Colombia |
| Keywords: | Fermentation characteristics; In situ technique; LAB; Lactic acid; VFA |
| Depositing User: | Nabilah Mustapa |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Aug 2015 10:41 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Mar 2018 03:06 |
| URI: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37228 |
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