Effect of glucose addition on the silage fermentation of guineagrass (Panicum maximum Jacq.), especially in reference to degradation of hemicellulose

To study the effect of glucose addition on the silage fermentation, guineagrass was ensiled into laboratory bag silos with or without 1% glucose based on fresh material weight. The degrees of degradation in hemicellulose were not different between two silages. Acetic acid content in silage had not d...

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Published inNihon Souchi Gakkai Kyushu Shibukaiho Vol. 38; no. 1; pp. 18 - 23
Main Authors Niimi, Mitsuhiro, Kawamura, Osamu, Hanabusa, Yasuhiro
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Warm Regional Society of Animal Science, Japan 2008
日本暖地畜産学会
Subjects
Cell wall constituents
Fermentaiton quality
Glucose
Guineagrass
Hemicellulose
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ISSN1884-6408
DOI10.11461/jwaras1970.38.18

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Summary:To study the effect of glucose addition on the silage fermentation, guineagrass was ensiled into laboratory bag silos with or without 1% glucose based on fresh material weight. The degrees of degradation in hemicellulose were not different between two silages. Acetic acid content in silage had not decreased by glucose addition. Regarding to pH value, butyric acid content and VBN content, there were no difference between two silages. Lactic acid content with addition of glucose was increased at the beginning of silage fermentation, after that it was decreased. The results of this study indicated that there is little effect of the glucose addition on the silage fermentation of guineagrass.
ISSN:1884-6408
DOI:10.11461/jwaras1970.38.18