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      Digestibility, fermentation and microbiological characteristics of Calotropis procera silage with different quantities of grape pomace Translated title: Digestibilidade, características fermentativas e microbiológicas da silagem de flor-de-seda com diferentes níveis de resíduo de uva

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          ABSTRACT Preserving forage plants adapted to a semi-arid climate as silage may minimize the animal feed deficit during drought. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of different quantities of grape pomace added to Calotropis procera silage on its fermentation, in vitro digestibility, total digestible nutrients and microbiology. A completely randomized experimental design was used with four treatments (0, 10, 20 and 40% fresh matter) and four replicates. The silos were opened after 90 days of ensilage, and the soluble carbohydrate, ethanol, organic acid and ammoniacal nitrogen concentrations; pH; fermentation loss; dry matter (DM) recovery; DM density, and microbial populations were determined. The pH (3.96-3.87) was adequate for ensiling in all silage samples. The soluble carbohydrate concentration decreased (p<0.05), and the ethanol concentration increased with increasing quantities of grape pomace. The lactic acid concentration decreased (p<0.05) from 5.3 to 1.94% DM, and the acetic, propionic and butyric acid concentrations increased with increasing quantities of grape pomace. The lactic acid bacteria decreased linearly (p <0.05), varying from 6.43 to 5.82 log CFU/g silage. The mold and yeast population variations fit best using a third-order polynomial equation (p <0.05). Enterobacteria and Clostridium spp were not observed. Adding grape pomace to the silage increased the effluent and gas loss; the latter varied from 5.35 to 14.4%. The total digestible nutrient (TDN) variation fit best using a second-order polynomial equation, and the maximum value was estimated at 82.95% DM with 3.5% grape pomace using the regression equation. The percent digestibility decreased linearly (p<0.05) with increasing quantities of grape pomace. We show that Calotropis procera has potential as silage even without adding grape pomace.

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          RESUMO A conservação de plantas forrageiras adaptadas ao clima Semiárido na forma de silagem pode minimizar o déficit alimentar dos animais nos períodos de estiagem. Nesse contexto, objetivou-se avaliar os efeitos de níveis de inclusão de resíduo de uva na dinâmica fermentativa, na digestibilidade in vitro, nos nutrientes digestíveis totais e na microbiologia da silagem de flor-de-seda (Calotropis procera). Em delineamento inteiramente casualizado com quatro tratamentos (0, 10, 20 e 40% na matéria natural) e quatro repetições. Após 90 dias os silos foram abertos, e foram determinados os teores de carboidratos solúveis, etanol, ácidos orgânicos, pH e nitrogênio amoniacal, perdas fermentativas, recuperação da MS e densidade, populações microbianas. Em todas as silagens o pH encontrado mostrou-se adequado ao processo de ensilagem (variação de 3,96 a 3,87). À medida que aumentou os níveis de resíduo de uva foi verificado redução (P<0,05) nos teores de carboidratos solúveis e aumento nos valores de etanol. Houve reduções (P<0,05) nos teores de ácido lático de 5,3 a 1,94% da MS e aumento nos teores de acético, propiônico e butírico com o aumento do resíduo de uva. As bactérias produtoras de ácido lático apresentaram redução linear (P<0,05) e variando de 6,43 a 5,82 log UFC/g de silagem, os fungos e leveduras apresentaram efeito cúbico (P<0,05), não foram encontradas enterobactérias e Clostridium spp. Com adição do resíduo de uva houve aumento nas perdas por efluentes e nas perdas por gases variaram de 5,35 a 14,4%. Observou-se efeito quadrático para nutrientes digestíveis totais (NDT) sendo estimado a partir da equação de regressão seu valor máximo de 82,95% na MS ao nível de inclusão de 3,5% de resíduo de uva e redução linear (P<0,05) no percentual de digestibilidade. A silagem de flor-de-seda apresentou potencial para conservação na forma de silagem, não havendo necessidade de utilização de resíduo de uva.

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          Silage microbiology and its control through additives

          Ensiling is a method of preserving a moist crop. A moist crop can support the growth of a wide range of microorganisms, most of which will degrade the nutrient value to livestock. However, ensiling generally controls microbial activity by a combination of an anaerobic environment and a natural fermentation of sugars by lactic acid bacteria on the crop. This fermentation and the resulting low pH primarily suppress the growth of other anaerobic microorganisms. The fermentation can also inhibit yeasts, molds and aerobic bacteria, but the anaerobic environment is essential to preventing most of the spoilage microorganisms from growing. Inoculants have become the dominant additives for making silage. Homofermentative strains help guarantee a rapid suppression of anaerobic stains early in storage, increase dry matter recovery and have improved animal performance by means that we do not fully understand. Inoculants containing Lactobacillus buchneri, a heterofermentative species capable of fermenting lactic acid to acetic, are recent additives. The added acetic acid inhibits yeast and mold growth, increasing aerobic stability of silages at feeding.
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            Avanços metodológicos na avaliação da qualidade da forragem conservada

            A avaliação correta do valor nutricional da forragem passa obrigatoriamente por emprego de metodologias adequadas. A qualidade da forragem depende dos produtos da fermentação, no caso da silagem, ou da magnitude das perdas de compostos solúveis e atuação de microrganismos no caso do feno. A abordagem do tema: Avanços metodológicos na avaliação da qualidade da forragem conservada, na 44ª Reunião Anual da Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia, tem como objetivo destacar as principais metodologias empregadas na avaliação específica de forragens conservadas, adicionais às avaliações tradicionais de composição químico-bromatológica desses volumosos, e colocar em discussão a necessidade de padronização de procedimentos analíticos. Assim, a revisão prioriza a descrição e sistematização de métodos físicos e químicos importantes para serem implementados na avaliação de forragens conservadas, na tentativa de homogeneizar tais procedimentos. Os recursos metodológicos disponíveis atualmente permitem não somente quantificar, mas também qualificar perdas ocorridas no processo de conservação, exposição aeróbia e oferta dos volumosos aos animais. Esse fato sugere que a adoção de estratégias de manejo dessas forragens deverá, preferencialmente, ser acompanhada de avaliação de perdas integradas no processo.
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              Microbial dynamics during aerobic exposure of corn silage stored under oxygen barrier or polyethylene films.

              The aims of this study were to compare the effects of sealing forage corn with a new oxygen barrier film with those obtained by using a conventional polyethylene film. This comparison was made during both ensilage and subsequent exposure of silage to air and included chemical, microbiological, and molecular (DNA and RNA) assessments. The forage was inoculated with a mixture of Lactobacillus buchneri, Lactobacillus plantarum, and Enterococcus faecium and ensiled in polyethylene (PE) and oxygen barrier (OB) plastic bags. The oxygen permeability of the PE and OB films was 1,480 and 70 cm³ m⁻² per 24 h at 23°C, respectively. The silages were sampled after 110 days of ensilage and after 2, 5, 7, 9, and 14 days of air exposure and analyzed for fermentation characteristics, conventional microbial enumeration, and bacterial and fungal community fingerprinting via PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) and reverse transcription (RT)-PCR-DGGE. The yeast counts in the PE and OB silages were 3.12 and 1.17 log₁₀ CFU g⁻¹, respectively, with corresponding aerobic stabilities of 65 and 152 h. Acetobacter pasteurianus was present at both the DNA and RNA levels in the PE silage samples after 2 days of air exposure, whereas it was found only after 7 days in the OB silages. RT-PCR-DGGE revealed the activity of Aspergillus fumigatus in the PE samples from the day 7 of air exposure, whereas it appeared only after 14 days in the OB silages. It has been shown that the use of an oxygen barrier film can ensure a longer shelf life of silage after aerobic exposure.
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                Journal
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                Ciência e Agrotecnologia
                Ciênc. agrotec.
                Editora da Universidade Federal de Lavras
                1981-1829
                December 2016
                : 40
                : 6
                : 698-705
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                [1 ] Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco Brazil
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                S1413-70542016000600698
                10.1590/1413-70542016406020916
                5213ec17-95c8-48af-aa24-97c7c35d57ef

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                AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

                General agriculture
                Fermentation losses,microorganisms,organic acids,Perdas de fermentação,microorganismos,ácidos orgânicos

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