Losses fermentative and aerobic stability of corn silages inoculated with lactic acid bacterial in different maturity stages

Abstract

The aim of this work was to evaluate the inoculation of lactic acid bacterial in corn silages produced in different development stages on the fermentative losses and aerobic stability. The experimental design was completely randomized in factorial scheme 3x5 evaluating two commercial inoculants (Silobac® and Maize All®) and a control treatment (silage untreated) in five maturity stages with four replicates. The application of Silobac® and Maize All® decreased the dry matter losses during the fermentative process in 1.78 and 1.75 percentage points when compared to control silage (7.95%). The silages produced with 2/3 of milk line and black layer presented lower dry matter losses due mainly to the lower effluent production. The higher aerobic stability was observed in a silage produced with corn plants in the black layer stage and inoculated with Maize All®, where there was lower aerobic stability than other silages inoculated with the same product due to increase of moisture of the silages. The inoculants used in this work are efficient in decrease the dry matter losses during the fermentative process, however, there is higher concentration of nutrients in this silages resulting in lower stability after the opening of the silos. Silages produced with higher dry matter content present higher dry matter losses, as well as more stability during the aerobic exposure.