Nutritional value of elephant-grass silage (<em>Pennisetum purpureum</em>, Schum) inoculated with lactic acid bacteria

  • Paulo Henrique Mazza Rodrigues USP
  • Stefano Juliano Tavares de Andrade USP
  • Thomas Fernandes USP
  • Félix Ribeiro de Lima USP
  • Laércio Melotti USP
  • Carlos de Sousa Lucci USP

Abstract

The effects of microbial inoculated elephant-grass silage on total digestibility in sheep were evaluated. Twelve wethers were randomly assigned to two treatments: elephant-grass silage (average 17.2% DM and 7.6% CP) control and microbial inoculated with Pioneer 1174 product (S. faecium and L. plantarum). Experimental period consisted of twenty-one days, the last five for feces and urine collection. Inoculation did not influence total digestibility of DM (inoculated=49.9% vs. control=48.4%), CP (45.9% vs. 43.6%), EE (42.9% vs. 40.8%), CF (53.6% vs. 54.2%), NDF (48.6% vs. 48.0%), ADF (48.8% vs. 49.2%), starch (60.8% vs. 66.2%), TDN (44.5% vs. 41.8%) or DM intake (1.36 vs. 1.63% of BW). However, there was a tendency (P = 0.0845) of increasing digestibility of NFE (47.3% vs. 40.6%) and decreasing (P = 0.0571) N retention (–2.61 vs. –2.17 g of N/animal/day). Present data do not recommend lactic acid bacteria for inoculation of elephant-grass silage.

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Author Biography

Paulo Henrique Mazza Rodrigues, USP
Atualmente é professor associado da Universidade de São Paulo. Tem experiência na área de Ciência Animal, com ênfase em Avaliação de Alimentos para Animais, se dedicando principalmente ao estudo da fermentação de rúmen e de silagens. Viajou por 16 países das Américas, Europa e Oceania, onde atendeu a eventos científicos e visitou universidades, institutos de pesquisa e propriedades agropecuárias Currículo Lattes
Published
2008-05-09
How to Cite
Rodrigues, P. H. M., Andrade, S. J. T. de, Fernandes, T., Lima, F. R. de, Melotti, L., & Lucci, C. de S. (2008). Nutritional value of elephant-grass silage (<em>Pennisetum purpureum</em&gt;, Schum) inoculated with lactic acid bacteria. Acta Scientiarum. Animal Sciences, 23, 809-813. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascianimsci.v23i0.2602
Section
Animal Science

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