Abstract
Abstract The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of stage of maturity, wilting and inoculant application on proteolysis in field pea herbage and silage in northern Italy. Semi‐leafless field peas were harvested at four progressive morphological stages (end of flowering, I; beginning of pod filling, II; advanced pod filling, III; beginning of ripening, IV). For each stage of growth, the herbage was field wilted to a dry matter (DM) content around 330 g kg −1 . The unwilted and wilted herbages were ensiled with (I) and without (C) a lactic acid bacteria (LAB) inoculant. The stage of growth significantly affected all the nitrogen fraction concentrations both in herbage and in silage. Extensive proteolysis took place in silages made at early morphological stages and characterised by a high crude protein content (around 240 g kg −1 DM), as shown by the non‐protein nitrogen (NPN) value (around 700 g kg −1 total N or higher). Neither inoculum nor wilting helped to reduce the protein degradation in these silages. The level of proteolysis was reduced in silages made from the pod filling stage onwards where most of the protein was localised in the seed and a better fermentation pattern was observed. The amino acid (AA) composition of silages made at stage IV was close to that of fresh herbage, with minimal losses of nutritionally essential amino acids for ruminants. Copyright © 2006 Society of Chemical Industry
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Growth stage significantly affected all nitrogen fraction concentrations in herbage and silage.
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e0“The stage of growth significantly affected all the nitrogen fraction concentrations both in herbage and in silage”
e1“The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of stage of maturity, wilting and inoculant application on proteolysis in field pea herbage and silage in northern Italy.”
e2“The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of stage of maturity, wilting and inoculant application on proteolysis in field pea herbage and silage in northern Italy.”
t0“field pea”
Claim · model-written summary
Early-stage silages with high crude protein underwent extensive proteolysis and had NPN around 700 g kg −1 total N or higher.
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e0“Extensive proteolysis took place in silages made at early morphological stages and characterised by a high crude protein content (around 240 g kg −1 DM), as shown by the non‐protein nitrogen (NPN) value (around 700 g kg −1 total N or higher)”
e1“The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of stage of maturity, wilting and inoculant application on proteolysis in field pea herbage and silage in northern Italy.”
e2“The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of stage of maturity, wilting and inoculant application on proteolysis in field pea herbage and silage in northern Italy.”
t0“field pea”
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Inoculant did not reduce protein degradation in early-stage silage.
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e0“Neither inoculum nor wilting helped to reduce the protein degradation in these silages”
e1“The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of stage of maturity, wilting and inoculant application on proteolysis in field pea herbage and silage in northern Italy.”
e2“The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of stage of maturity, wilting and inoculant application on proteolysis in field pea herbage and silage in northern Italy.”
t0“field pea”
Claim · model-written summary
Wilting did not reduce protein degradation in early-stage silage.
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e0“Neither inoculum nor wilting helped to reduce the protein degradation in these silages”
e1“The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of stage of maturity, wilting and inoculant application on proteolysis in field pea herbage and silage in northern Italy.”
e2“The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of stage of maturity, wilting and inoculant application on proteolysis in field pea herbage and silage in northern Italy.”
t0“field pea”
Claim · model-written summary
Silage made from pod filling onward showed less proteolysis.
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e0“The level of proteolysis was reduced in silages made from the pod filling stage onwards”
e1“The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of stage of maturity, wilting and inoculant application on proteolysis in field pea herbage and silage in northern Italy.”
e2“The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of stage of maturity, wilting and inoculant application on proteolysis in field pea herbage and silage in northern Italy.”
t0“field pea”
Claim · model-written summary
Silage made from pod filling onward showed a better fermentation pattern.
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e0“a better fermentation pattern was observed”
e1“The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of stage of maturity, wilting and inoculant application on proteolysis in field pea herbage and silage in northern Italy.”
e2“The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of stage of maturity, wilting and inoculant application on proteolysis in field pea herbage and silage in northern Italy.”
t0“field pea”
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Stage IV silage amino acid composition was close to fresh herbage, with minimal essential amino acid losses.
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e0“The amino acid (AA) composition of silages made at stage IV was close to that of fresh herbage, with minimal losses of nutritionally essential amino acids for ruminants”
e1“The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of stage of maturity, wilting and inoculant application on proteolysis in field pea herbage and silage in northern Italy.”
e2“The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of stage of maturity, wilting and inoculant application on proteolysis in field pea herbage and silage in northern Italy.”
t0“field pea”
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