Haylage: A Forage Conservation Alternative

Silva, Alex Lopes da; Santos, Bruna Michalski dos; Perazzo, Alexandre Fernandes; Neto, José Maria César; Santos, Francisco Naysson de Sousa; Pereira, Dimmitre Morant Vieira Gonçalves; Santos, Edson Mauro

doi:10.3738/21751463.3560

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“…Kudzu foliage was cut from 6 months old plants at 10 cm above ground level, chopped immediately into small pieces of 4 -8 cm using a chopper machine. The foliage was sun dried in three days to reduce the moisture content to 40 to 60% [12]. The foliage was packed in plastic bags and compacted in 2-layer plastic bags.…”

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“…The high production of kudzu in the plantation area has to be transported and distributed to the ruminant farmer area. Therefore, the forage preservation technology is needed to prolong the forage quality and palatability [12]. The main methods of forage conservation are hay, silage, and haylage [13].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Hay making in the rainy season would face a problem on foliage drying due to the high precipitation per day [14]. Haylage making is one alternative method in forage conservation that adopted the form of hay making (wilting and baling) and silage (anaerobic fermentation) [12]. Elizalde and Henríquez [15] reported that haylage increased dry matter intake due to chemical composition and feeding behavior changes.…”

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Kudzu haylage characteristics, nutrient composition, and digestibility with different additives for ruminant feed

Kumalasari,

Permana,

Ridla

et al. 2024

Livest. Anim. Res.

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Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the physical characteristics, nutrient composition and digestibility of Kudzu haylage that was treated with additives of rice bran, pollard, palm kernel and molasses.Methods: The study was performed into a completely randomized design with 5 treatments and 5 replications. The treatments were control: Kudzu haylage without additive (P0), Kudzu haylage and 5% rice bran (P1); Kudzu haylage and 5% pollard; Kudzu haylage and 5% palm kernel; Kudzu haylage and 5% molasses. The data were analyzed by Analysis of Variance, mean comparisons by the Tukey test were performed using R x64 4.1.0.Results: The results showed that in the haylage making process, all additives improve Kudzu haylage physical characteristics, nutrient composition, and digestibility. Kudzu haylage with molasses addition resulted brownish yellow color, soft crumble texture, sour smell with 2.4% spoilage on haylage surface. The Fleigh value, nutrient composition and digestibility were increased with molasses addition.Conclusions: Based on the physical characteristic, nutrient composition and digestibility of Kudzu could be preserved as haylage with additives of rice bran, pollard, palm kernel and molasses. The best treatment on Kudzu haylage was 5% molasses addition that improved physical characteristics, nutrient composition, and digestibility.

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Section: Haylage Makingmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Kudzu haylage characteristics, nutrient composition, and digestibility with different additives for ruminant feed

Kumalasari,

Permana,

Ridla

et al. 2024

Livest. Anim. Res.

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“…These surplus monsoon grasses harvested at early bloom stage can be conserved as silage to provide moderate quality fodder for feeding, especially during dry periods. Silage is an important component of many livestock production systems and it was determined that the effectiveness of producing and using grass is crucial for livestock farming in tropical areas [3]. Tropical range grasses are often fed green or as hay, but rarely as silage mainly because of their low dry matter, less water-soluble carbohydrate, higher buffering capacity and low energy contents [4] which restrict fermentation.…”

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Assessing genotypes of buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) as an alternative to maize silage for sheep nutrition

Singh,

Koli,

Singh

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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Nutritive value of five Cenchrus ciliaris (buffel grass) genotypes (IG96-50, IG96-96, IG96-358, IG96-401 and IG96-403) weredetermined. Their sugar contents (>70 mg/g of dry matter) and ensiling potential were evaluated using in vitro batch culture and in vivo studies. Research indicated significant differences (P < 0.05) in the dry matter, organic matter, ether extract, neutral detergent fiber, acid detergent fiber, cellulose and lignin contents of the C. ciliaris genotypes tested. Genotypes also differed (P < 0.05) in total carbohydrates, structural carbohydrates, non-structural carbohydrates and protein fractions. Genotype IG96-96 had the lowest total digestible nutrients, digestible energy and metabolizable energy contents (377.2 g/kg, 6.95 and 5.71 MJ/kg of dry matter, respectively), and net energy values for lactation, maintenance and growth. After 45 days of ensiling, C. ciliaris silages differed (P < 0.05) in dry matter, pH, and lactic acid contents, and their values ranged between 255–339, 4.06–5.17 g/kg of dry matter and 10.8–28.0 g/kg of dry matter, respectively. Maize silage had higher (P < 0.05) Organic Matter (919.5g/kg of dry matter), ether extract (20.4g/kg of dry matter) and hemi-cellulose (272.3 g/kg of dry matter) than IG96-401 and IG96-96 silages. The total carbohydrates and non-structural carbohydrates of maize silage were higher (P < 0.05), while structural carbohydrates were comparable (P < 0.05) with C. ciliaris silages. Sheep on maize silage had (P < 0.05) higher metabolizable energy, lower crude protein, and digestible crude protein intake (g/kg of dry matter) than those on C. ciliaris silage diets. Nitrogen intake and urinary-N excretion were higher (P < 0.05) on genotype IG96-96 silage diet. Overall, this study suggested that certain C. ciliaris genotypes, notably IG96-401 and IG96-96, exhibited nutritive values comparable to maize silage in sheep studies, offering a promising avenue for future exploration as potential alternatives in diversified and sustainable livestock nutrition programs.

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“…Forages for cattle feed can be preserved by drying the plant materials and storing them as hay or ensiling them into silage or haylage ( Silva et al, 2019 ). One of the main factors affecting preservation quality is the variation in moisture content of different materials and seasons.…”

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Comparison of the Effects of Microbial Inoculants on Fermentation Quality and Microbiota in Napier Grass (Pennisetum purpureum) and Corn (Zea mays L.) Silage

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Forage preservation for livestock feeding is usually done by drying the plant material and storing it as hay or ensiling it into silage. During the ensiling process, the pH in the system is lowered by the activities of lactic acid-producing bacteria (LAB), inhibiting the growth of spoilage microorganisms and maintaining the quality of the ensiled product. To improve this process, inoculation of LAB could be used as starter cultures to shorten the ensiling time and control the fermentation process. Here, we compared fermentation quality and bacterial dynamics in two plant materials, whole-plant corn (Zea mays L.) and Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum), with and without starter inoculation. The efficacy of Lactobacillus plantarum, L. brevis, and Pediococcus pentosaceus as starter cultures were also compared in the ensiling system. In whole-plant corn, pH decreased significantly, while lactic acid content increased significantly on Day 3 in both the non-inoculated and LAB-inoculated groups. Prior to ensiling, the predominant LAB bacteria were Weissella, Enterococcus, and Lactococcus, which shifted to Lactobacillus during ensiling of whole-plant corn in both the non-inoculated and LAB inoculated groups. Interestingly, the epiphytic LAB associated with Napier grass were much lower than those of whole-plant corn before ensiling. Consequently, the fermentation quality of Napier grass was improved by the addition of LAB inoculants, especially L. plantarum and a combination of all three selected LAB strains showed better fermentation quality than the non-inoculated control. Therefore, the different abundance and diversity of epiphytic LAB in plant raw materials could be one of the most important factors determining whether LAB starter cultures would be necessary for silage fermentation.

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Haylage: A Forage Conservation Alternative

Cited by 3 publications

References 23 publications

Kudzu haylage characteristics, nutrient composition, and digestibility with different additives for ruminant feed

Kudzu haylage characteristics, nutrient composition, and digestibility with different additives for ruminant feed

Assessing genotypes of buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) as an alternative to maize silage for sheep nutrition

Comparison of the Effects of Microbial Inoculants on Fermentation Quality and Microbiota in Napier Grass (Pennisetum purpureum) and Corn (Zea mays L.) Silage

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