Mixed silages of cactus pear and gliricidia: chemical composition, fermentation characteristics, microbial population and aerobic stability
The present study aimed to evaluate the chemical composition, profile and fermentative losses, microbial population and the aerobic stability of mixed silages of cactus pear and gliricidia. The treatments corresponded to the addition levels of gliricidia ( Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Steud), in the si...
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Published in | Scientific reports Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 6834 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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London
Nature Publishing Group UK
22.04.2020
Nature Publishing Group |
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Summary: | The present study aimed to evaluate the chemical composition, profile and fermentative losses, microbial population and the aerobic stability of mixed silages of cactus pear and gliricidia. The treatments corresponded to the addition levels of gliricidia (
Gliricidia sepium
(Jacq.) Steud), in the silages of cactus pear (
Opuntia ficus indica
Mill.), at ratios 0%, 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% gliricidia. The data were subjected to analysis of variance and regression to evaluate the effect of the addition levels of gliricidia. The average related to the opening days were compared by the Tukey’s test and the average hours of exposure to air were compared by the Student’s t-test. The addition of gliricidia in cactus pear silage provided a linear increasing effect for pH, crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fibre (NDF), acid detergent fibre (ADF), acid detergent lignin (ADL), neutral detergent insoluble protein (NDIP), and increased aerobic stability (AS). The highest dry matter recovery was estimated in the silages with 58% gliricidia. Based on the fermentative, chemical composition and silage losses, all the silages tested were adequate. However, considering aerobic stability, the addition of at least 25% gliricidia is recommended to provide the animal a feed with important quality and high nutritional value. |
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ISSN: | 2045-2322 2045-2322 |
DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-020-63905-9 |