TY  - JOUR
TI  - The effects of the L. plantarum strain RC1.4 starter culture with or without sucrose
addition on fermentation efficacy, microbial content, and aerobic stability indicators of
alfalfa silage
AB  - To develop the approach for efficient alfalfa silage fermentation, L. plantarum strain RC1.4 (LP-RC1.4) was used as starter
culture with or without sucrose. Trial groups consisted of ten repetitions for each treatment including (1) control, with added sterile
water (10 mL); (2) LP, silages treated with LP-RC1.4 alone (106
 cfu g–1 FM); (3) LP-S1
, silages treated with LP-RC1.4 (106
 cfu g–1 FM)
plus sucrose at 10 g/kg fresh matter; (4) LP-S2
, silages treated with LP-RC1.4 (106
 cfu g–1 FM) plus sucrose at 20 g kg–1 fresh matter.
Inoculation improved the quality of the silaging demonstrating a lower decrease of silage dry matter (DM) in comparison to the control
silage. The CO2
 production was also lower in the inoculated silages. The addition of sucrose improved microbiological and biochemical
parameters of the resulting alfalfa silage, simultaneously with the increased number of lactobacilli, raised the content of water-soluble
carbohydrates, while the number of yeasts and molds decreased. It was concluded that LP-RC1.4 inoculation should be supported with
sucrose to insure domination of LAB fermentation and enhance of the silage quality of alfalfa.
AU  - Demirel, Murat
AU  - GÜNEY, MEHTAP
AU  - Erdoğan, Sibel
AU  - AKSU, Taylan
AU  - Validov, Shamil
AU  - LEVENDOĞLU, Taner
AU  - Karimova, Liliia
DO  - 10.3906/vet-2104-15
PY  - 2021
JO  - Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
VL  - 45
IS  - 4
SN  - 1300-0128
SP  - 726
EP  - 734
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/522987
ER  -