Nutrient Content of Silages Made from Whole-Plant Soybeans

Coffey, Ken; Granade, G. V.; Moyer, Joseph L.; Anderson, D.C.; Bush, L.J.

doi:10.15232/s1080-7446(15)32559-6

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“…In this study, the DM content of freshly chopped Pannar cultivar was 333 g DM/kg, while that of Link cultivar was 268 g DM/kg (Table 1), suitable for ensiling. This is agreement with Coffey et al (1995), who reported differences in DM content between Bay soybean forage and Stafford soybean forage at pre-ensiling. Mustafa & Seguin (2003) reported 264 g DM/kg in wilted forage soybean before ensiling, comparable with Link forage soybean before ensiling in the current study.…”

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“…However, the pH was not low enough for efficient preservation, because it should range between 3.8 and 4.2 for well-preserved silage (Kung & Shaver, 2001), but was typical of that of soybean silage reported in the literature (e.g. Coffey et al, 1995, Nayigihugu et al, 2002, Mustafa & Seguin, 2003. The LD inoculation increased (P <0.05) silage pH compared with the control.…”

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“…However, adverse weather conditions may cause reduced seed yields and quality, forcing soybean producers to seek alternative uses for the crops (Coffey et al, 1995). As a result, interest in producing new high-yielding soybean varieties for use as forage rather than grain crops has increased in many parts of the world (Nayigihugu et al, 2002).…”

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“…Although the fermentation quality of soybean silage was improved with the addition of sugarcane molasses and homofermentative LAB inoculants in some studies (Coffey et al, 1995;Tobia et al, 2008;Lima et al, 2010), the aerobic stability of the silage might be impaired by these additives, since low acetic acid levels were produced. In addition, forage soybean cultivars may differ in nutritive value and fermentation quality when ensiled (Coffey et al, 1995;Mustafa et al, 2007;Touno et al, 2014).…”

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“…In addition, forage soybean cultivars may differ in nutritive value and fermentation quality when ensiled (Coffey et al, 1995;Mustafa et al, 2007;Touno et al, 2014). Therefore, the present study was conducted to determine the ensilability of two forage soybean cultivars produced in South Africa and to determine the effects of adding a heterofermentative bacterial inoculant on the fermentation and aerobic stability of ensiled forage soybean cultivars.…”

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Effects of bacterial inoculation on the fermentation characteristics and aerobic stability of ensiled whole plant soybeans (<i>Glycine max</i> (L.) Merr.)

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Meeske²,

Langa³

et al. 2016

SA J. An. Sci.

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The effect of bacterial inoculation on the fermentation and aerobic stability of two ensiled whole plant soybean (WPSB) cultivars was determined in a 2 x 2 factorial design. Two WPSB cultivars, Link LF6466 and Pannar 522 RR, were harvested at their R6 growth stage, chopped to 25 mm and ensiled in 1.5 L anaerobic jars. The chopped forages were treated with or without the bacterial inoculant Lalsil Dry (LD) and treatments were as follows: i) Pan control (soybean cv Pannar 522 RR with no additive); ii) Link control (soybean cv Link LF 6466 with no additive); iii) Pan LD (soybean cv Pannar 522 RR treated with LD); and iv) Link LD (soybean cv Link LF 6466 treated with LD). Jars were opened on days 3, 7, 10, 21 and 90 to determine pH. Samples of day 0 and day 90 were used to determine chemical composition and fermentation characteristics. In addition, samples of day 90 were subjected to an aerobic stability test in which they were exposed to air for five days, and CO 2 , pH, hours for temperature to rise above 2 ºC, yeasts and moulds were determined. Pannar cultivar had higher contents of dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), gross energy (GE) and ether extract (EE) compared with the Link cultivar at pre-ensiling. However, Link cultivar had higher content of water-soluble carbohydrates (WSC) compared with Pannar. Inoculation with LD reduced silage DM, CP and fibre contents, and increased silage pH compared with the control. Inoculation increased silage acetic and propionic acids, but had a lower content of lactic acid (LA) and DM recovery compared with the control. When compared with the control, silage aerobic stability was improved with LD inoculation, as indicated by reduced CO 2 production, and yeast and mould populations, and increased number of hours for stability after aerobic exposure. It was concluded that LD inoculant reduced silage fermentation and preservation, but improved aerobic stability of silage. Further work is needed to determine the effects of soybean silage on growth performance and production response of ruminants. ______________________________________________________________________________________

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