Silage Inoculum

August, late summer and early autumn, is a good time to make silage.

Silage is an important part of ruminant feed, and it is the most easily available high-quality roughage for pastures. The quality of silage directly determines the health of cattle and sheep, the milk production of the pasture herd, and the cost of feed, and even affects the economic benefits of the entire pasture.
The fermentation process of silage is restricted by many factors such as physics, chemistry and microorganisms. Therefore, to master the silage preparation technology, it is necessary to understand the whole process from raw material harvesting to completion of silage and the fermentation principle. Silage fermentation is closely related to microorganisms. It has been found that the microorganisms directly involved in silage fermentation include 47 genera and 140 species of bacteria, yeasts and molds.

Studies have shown that the number of lactic acid bacteria on the surface of silage raw materials is limited and mixed with undesirable bacteria. Therefore, it is necessary to have more than 105 lactic acid bacteria per gram of raw material to ensure that lactic acid bacteria multiply as soon as possible. When the number of lactic acid bacteria attached to the surface of the raw material is small, the addition of lactic acid bacteria preparation can ensure the number of lactic acid bacteria required for the initial fermentation of the silage raw material, so that it can enter the lactic acid fermentation stage as soon as possible, the lactic acid concentration increases, and the pH value drops rapidly, thereby inhibiting the hydrolysis of protein , Reduce the concentration of ammonia nitrogen and butyric acid, in order to achieve the purpose of reducing dry matter loss, improving feed quality and palatability.
In the past 30 years, lactic acid bacteria silage additives have become a research hotspot in the world due to their excellent performance, and have received extensive attention. More and more farms begin to use silage additives to improve the fermentation efficiency and quality of silage.
This product is composed of Lactobacillus plantarum, Pediococcus pentosaceus, Lactobacillus brucei, cellulase, hemicellulase, glucose, etc. It is a silage starter with the same type and different type specially launched by our company. Among them, Lactobacillus plantarum and Pediococcus pentosaceus exhibit relay fermentation. Pediococcus pentosaceus multiplies quickly and quickly becomes the dominant flora and produces a large amount of lactic acid. It quickly reduces the pH of the storage material and inhibits the growth and reproduction of other microorganisms. Lactobacillus plantarum produces acid. The large amount can tolerate a lower pH environment, further ferment to produce acid, and provide an acidic environment that is more conducive to silage.
The two homo-fermenting lactic acid bacteria play the roles of initiating and terminating fermentation bacteria respectively, and combine with the growth-promoting factors of lactic acid bacteria and various enzymes produced in the process of microbial fermentation to better promote acid production and degrade plant cell wall structure. Play a synergistic effect. At the same time, the heterozygous lactic acid bacteria convert lactic acid into acetic acid, which can effectively inhibit the growth of yeast and mold, reduce the aerobic mildew of the silage after the cellar is opened, and improve the aerobic stability of the silage.
The addition of cellulase and hemicellulase promotes the release of carbohydrates in the cell walls of silage raw materials, provides sugar for lactic acid bacteria to improve silage fermentation, and improves the nutritional value of silage by increasing the digestibility of cell walls.