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Differences in chemical composition and nutrient quality of swamp forage ensiled

Rostini

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12692/ijb/5.12.145-151

Int. J. Biosci. 5(12), 145-151. December, 2014. (PDF)

Abstract:

Forage plays an important role in the production of ruminants, but the availability of excellent quality, quantity and continuity of effort  is still very  limited.  the purpose of  this study was to determine the effect of the use of different    inoculant  silage nutritional  quality of  forage  swamp. The research was conducted in Basic Science Laboratory of Agriculture college at UNISKA in Banjarmasin.  The experimental design used was completely randomized with 3 treatments and 4 replications, there were 12 experimental units.  S1 = Swamp forage + rumen fluid,  (S2) : Swamp forage + L. plantarum  1BL–2, and  (S3) = Swamp forage + molases. Results showed that silage with Plantarum 1BL-2 was considered good quality with pH 3.84), Total or Lacto acid  bacteria (LAB) (7.8 x 108cfu/ml),  amonia (N-NH3)    (90.12g N/kg),  volatile fatty acid    (VFA)  (108.72mM),  water soluble carbohydrate (WSC)  (2.83% DM), dry matter (DM) digestibility (63.21%), Organic matter (OM)  digestibility (62.32%). Quality of nutrition showed DM (25.95%), protein (13,96%), crude fiber (14.89%), ether extract (8.42%), and ash (7.72%).   Score of the silage was 88.23, which was falling within the range of 80-100, considered good quality of silage. Concluded that the swamp forage silage can be used as animal feed.