Table 2 Chemical composition and microbial community of wilted unfermented materials prior to ensiling
From: Characteristics of Lactobacillus plantarum QZW5 and its effects on wheat silage under multigelation
Wheat | |
|---|---|
pH | 6.57 ± 0.17 |
Moisture (% FM) | 63.24 ± 0.28 |
Dry matter (% FM) | 36.76 ± 0.28 |
Crude protein (% DM) | 8.65 ± 0.12 |
Crude fat (% DM) | 12.51 ± 0.75 |
NDF (% DM) | 60.18 ± 2.21 |
ADF (% DM) | 34.12 ± 1.55 |
Crude ash (% DM) | 7.33 ± 0.64 |
Organic acid (mg/g DM) | |
Lactic acid, acetic acid, butyric acid | nd |
Viable microbiological counts (log CFU/g FM) | |
Lactic acid bacteria | 1.89 ± 0.47 |
E. coli | 2.15 ± 0.19 |
F. fungi | 2.00 ± 0.65 |
Aerobic bacteria | 3.57 ± 0.52 |
S. marcescens, S. cerevisiae, B. subtilis | nd |