Abstract
The effect of molasses and probiotic on physical quality, chemical and microbial composition of 40 days ensilage of Napier variety, Pakchong 1 was evaluated using wilted Napier grass with 10% molasses as silage additive and a combination of 5%, 10%, and 15% molasses with 1% probiotic/kg DM. Physical quality of silages showed similarities in color, smell texture, and acidity while viable concentrations of lactic acid bacteria did not vary significantly (p>0.05) among treatments. The concentrations of lactic acid and acetic acid were significantly higher (p<0.05) in silage using molasses alone as additive compared to different levels of additive molasses with probiotics. On the other hand, proximate chemical composition of dry matter, crude protein, crude fat, and crude ash did not differ significantly (P>0.05) among treatments. Species of Lactobacillus and Streptococcus were isolated from Pakchong 1 and from the probiotic used in this study. In conclusion, physical, chemical, and microbial composition of Napier silages can be influenced by the type of additives used. In particular, molasses was observed to be a potential source of soluble carbohydrates needed by natural lactic acid bacteria in Napier. Likewise, probiotic produces high concentrations of lactic acids with subsequent preservation of the silage at a given duration of ensiling.
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Claims 8
Claim · model-written summary
Physical quality of Napier silages was similar across molasses and probiotic additive treatments in color, smell, texture and acidity.
- Taxon
- Napier grass
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Cenchrus purpureuse1 - Treatment
- molasses and probiotice0
- Outcome
- Physical quality of silagese3
- Direction
- no_changeinferrede3
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“The effect of molasses and probiotic on physical quality, chemical and microbial composition of 40 days ensilage of Napier variety, Pakchong 1 was evaluated”
e1“using wilted Napier grass with 10% molasses as silage additive and a combination of 5%, 10%, and 15% molasses with 1% probiotic/kg DM”
e3“Physical quality of silages showed similarities in color, smell texture, and acidity”
Claim · model-written summary
Viable lactic acid bacteria concentrations did not vary significantly among silage treatments.
- Taxon
- Napier grassCenchrus purpureuse1
- Treatment
- molasses and probiotice0
- Outcome
- viable concentrations of lactic acid bacteriae2
- Direction
- did not varye2
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The effect of molasses and probiotic on physical quality, chemical and microbial composition of 40 days ensilage of Napier variety, Pakchong 1 was evaluated”
e1“using wilted Napier grass with 10% molasses as silage additive and a combination of 5%, 10%, and 15% molasses with 1% probiotic/kg DM”
e2“viable concentrations of lactic acid bacteria did not vary significantly (p>0.05) among treatments”
Claim · model-written summary
Silage with molasses alone had significantly higher lactic and acetic acid concentrations than silage with molasses and probiotics.
- Taxon
- Napier grassCenchrus purpureuse1
- Treatment
- molasses alone as additivee4
- Outcome
- concentrations of lactic acid and acetic acide4
- Direction
- highere4
- Comparator
- different levels of additive molasses with probioticse4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“using wilted Napier grass with 10% molasses as silage additive and a combination of 5%, 10%, and 15% molasses with 1% probiotic/kg DM”
e4“The concentrations of lactic acid and acetic acid were significantly higher (p<0.05) in silage using molasses alone as additive compared to different levels of additive molasses with probiotics”
Claim · model-written summary
Dry matter, crude protein and crude fat did not differ significantly among Napier silage treatments.
- Taxon
- Napier grassCenchrus purpureuse1
- Treatment
- molasses and probiotice0
- Outcome
- dry matter, crude protein, crude fate5
- Direction
- did not differe5
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The effect of molasses and probiotic on physical quality, chemical and microbial composition of 40 days ensilage of Napier variety, Pakchong 1 was evaluated”
e1“using wilted Napier grass with 10% molasses as silage additive and a combination of 5%, 10%, and 15% molasses with 1% probiotic/kg DM”
e5“proximate chemical composition of dry matter, crude protein, crude fat, and crude ash did not differ significantly (P>0.05) among treatments”
Claim · model-written summary
Crude ash did not differ significantly among Napier silage treatments.
- Taxon
- Napier grassCenchrus purpureuse1
- Treatment
- molasses and probiotice0
- Outcome
- crude ashe5
- Direction
- did not differe5
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The effect of molasses and probiotic on physical quality, chemical and microbial composition of 40 days ensilage of Napier variety, Pakchong 1 was evaluated”
e1“using wilted Napier grass with 10% molasses as silage additive and a combination of 5%, 10%, and 15% molasses with 1% probiotic/kg DM”
e5“proximate chemical composition of dry matter, crude protein, crude fat, and crude ash did not differ significantly (P>0.05) among treatments”
Claim · model-written summary
Species of Lactobacillus and Streptococcus were isolated from Pakchong 1 Napier and the probiotic.
- Taxon
- Napier grassCenchrus purpureuse1
- Material
- Pakchong 1e6
- Outcome
- Species of Lactobacillus and Streptococcuse6
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“using wilted Napier grass with 10% molasses as silage additive and a combination of 5%, 10%, and 15% molasses with 1% probiotic/kg DM”
e6“Species of Lactobacillus and Streptococcus were isolated from Pakchong 1 and from the probiotic used in this study”
Claim · model-written summary
Molasses was observed to be a potential source of soluble carbohydrates for natural lactic acid bacteria in Napier.
Verbatim
e7“molasses was observed to be a potential source of soluble carbohydrates needed by natural lactic acid bacteria in Napier”
Claim · model-written summary
Probiotic produced high concentrations of lactic acids, preserving the silage over the ensiling period.
- Taxon
- Napier grassCenchrus purpureuse1
- Treatment
- probiotice2
- Outcome
- concentrations of lactic acidse2
- Direction
- highe2
- Qualifier
- at a given duration of ensilinge2
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“using wilted Napier grass with 10% molasses as silage additive and a combination of 5%, 10%, and 15% molasses with 1% probiotic/kg DM”
e2“probiotic produces high concentrations of lactic acids with subsequent preservation of the silage at a given duration of ensiling”
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