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Acta Prataculturae Sinica ›› 2014, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (4): 94-99.DOI: 10.11686/cyxb20140411

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A study on fermentation quality of Italian ryegrass and soybean straw mixed silage

YAN Yan-hong1,LI Jun-lin1,GUO Xu-sheng2,YU Zhu3,ZHANG Xin-quan1,SUN Juan-juan4,LUO Yan1   

  1. 1.Department of Grassland Science,Sichuan Agriculture University,Ya’an 625014,China;
    2.State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems,Lanzhou University,Lanzhou 730020,China;
    3.Institute of Grassland Science,China Agricultural University,Beijing 100193,China;
    4.Grassland Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Huhhot 010010,China
  • Received:2014-01-09 Online:2014-08-20 Published:2014-08-20

Abstract: The mixed fermentation quality of Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) and soybean (Glycine max) straw was studied through the following proportions of 10∶0 (Control),9∶1 (S1),8∶2 (S2),7∶3 (S3) and 6∶4 (S4). The silos for each mixture were opened on 42 d after ensiling and the fermentation quality was measured. The results showed that the dry matter content was increased significantly,but the NH3-N to total nitrogen (TN) ratio and the content of volatile fatty acids were significantly decreased by adding soybean straw. The butyric acid content and NH3-N to TN ratio were decreased markedly in the treatment of S2 and S3. The V-Scores were higher as compared with the control,S2 and S3 treatment indicated good fermentation quality. It was suggested that the 7∶3 mixed proportions of Italian ryegrass and soybean straw was best for improving fermentation quality and maximum using soybean straw.

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