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

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 2...

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Autores: Garcia, R., Oliveira, A. C., Pires, A. J. V., Oliveira, H. C., Almeida, V. V. S., Silva, R. R., Nascimento Filho, C. Souza, Abreu Filho, G.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV)
Repositorio:LOCUS Repositório Institucional da UFV
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:locus.ufv.br:123456789/25471
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1678-7143
http://www.locus.ufv.br/handle/123456789/25471
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:By-product
Ethanol
Gases
Saccharum officinarum L
Silage
Etanol
Silagem
Subproduto
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Sumario: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.