Improving the quality and reducing harmful microbes of total mixed ration silage with dried soybean curd residue

Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture

Table 3 Effects of LAB and dried soybean curd residue on the microbial counts of (log₁₀cfu g⁻¹ FM) Napier grass total mixed ration silage

Items	Lactic acid bacteria	Aerobic bacteria	Yeasts	Molds
CK	6.00a	6.40a	4.42a	< 2.00
CKLP	5.77a	5.95ab	4.25a	< 2.00
SR3	4.98b	4.80de	< 2.00b	< 2.00
SR3LP	5.11b	4.74de	< 2.00b	< 2.00
SR6	5.16b	4.94 cd	< 2.00b	< 2.00
SR6LP	5.19b	5.11c	< 2.00b	< 2.00
SR9	5.30b	4.57e	< 2.00b	< 2.00
SR9LP	4.92b	4.82de	< 2.00b	< 2.00
SEM	0.09	0.13	0.39	/
Significance
SR	**	**	**	/
LP	NS	NS	NS	/
SR*LP	NS	*	NS	/

Different letters in the same columns indicated the significant differences at P < 0.05
LP Lactobacillus plantarum CCZZ1, DM dry matter, SR dried soybean curd residue, FM fresh matter, SR3, SR6 and SR9 were SR levels at 3%, 6% and 9% of total mixed ration DM, respectively; SEM standard error of the means, NS not significant, *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01