Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica ›› 2023, Vol. 54 ›› Issue (11): 4526-4536.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2023.11.009

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Effects of Mixing Materials on Crude Protein Content and Fermentation Quality of Whole Corn Silage

REN Hongyang1, ZHENG Linfeng1, WANG Zili2, WANG Hongliang1*   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interaction, Ministry of Education, National Academy of Green Agricultural Development, College of Resources and Environment, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China;
    2. Hangjinhou County Comprehensive Protection Center for Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Bayannur 015400, China
  • Received:2023-06-12 Online:2023-11-23 Published:2023-11-26

Abstract: With the rapid development of large-scale and standardized farms, the demand for silage has increased accordingly. Whole corn is an important silage raw material in China. Agricultural production by-products also have high feeding value because they are rich in nutrients such as proteins, vitamins and amino acids, but the level of comprehensive utilization is low due to their usually high moisture content and they are easy to rot at high temperatures. Mixed silage can realize the balance and enhancement of silage nutrient quality through the complementarity of ingredients and microbial interactions, which makes mixed silage necessary from the perspectives of broadening feed source channels, alleviating feed scarcity and improving the added value of agricultural by-products, etc. However, different types of mixed silage have different nutrient values, thus the improvement effects of different types of mixed silage ingredients on the crude protein content and fermentation quality of whole-plant corn are not consistent. Therefore, this paper reviewed the domestic and international research progress of mixed silage of whole plant silage maize with leguminous forage, grass forage and agricultural by-products, analyzed the effect of different mixed silage types on silage fermentation quality, in order to clarify the appropriate mixed silage ratio and characteristics of different mixed silage combinations, and to provide theoretical basis for the efficient utilization of feed resources and silage quality improvement in China.

Key words: whole corn, silage, mixed ensiling, fermentation quality

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