TITLE:
Fermentative and Bromatological Characteristics of Piata Palisadegrass Ensiled with Energetic Brans
AUTHORS:
Rozana Castro Perim, Kátia Aparecida de Pinho Costa, Patrícia Soares Epifanio, Wender Ferreira de Souza, Ricardo Francischini, Daniel Augusto Alves Teixeira, Walkíria Guimarães Carvalho, Divino Rosa dos Santos Jr.
KEYWORDS:
Organic Acids; Brachiaria brizantha; Ensiling; Nutritive Value
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Plant Sciences,
Vol.5 No.7,
March
26,
2014
ABSTRACT:
The objectives of this study
were to evaluate the fermentative and bromatological characteristics of Piata
palisadegrass that was ensiled with
energetic brans and to assess the costs of different additive levels. This
experiment was conducted at the Goiano Federal Institute on the Rio Verde
campus in Goiás State, Brazil. The experimental design was entirely random with
four replications in a 4 × 5 factorial scheme that included four energetic
brans (millet, maize, sorghum and wheat) and five levels (0%,
8%,
16%,
24% and 32%). The energetic brans can be considered as a good source of additives
for Piata palisadegrass ensiling, which improves the qualitative and
nutritional fermentative characteristics of the silage. The maize and wheat
brans were the most efficient for improving the fermentative characteristics of
the silage. However, millet bran was the most efficient for improving the
bromatological characteristics. In addition, the wheat bran had the greatest
influence on the final production cost and the sorghum and millet brans were
the most economically feasible. Overall, the addition of 24% bran is
recommended due to its beneficial impact on silage quality and the average
final production cost of the silage.