Media Peternakan (Apr 2012)
Fermentation Characteristics of Rice Crop Residue-Based Silage Treated by Epiphytic and Commercial LAB
Abstract
Two experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of addition of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) inoculant from king grass and a commercial inoculant of L. plantarum on fermentation characteristics and nutrient digestibility of rice crop residue-based silage. In experiment 1, mixture of rice crop residue (RC), soybean curd residue (SC) and cassava waste (CW) in a 80 : 10 : 10 (on dry matter basis) ratio was used as silage material. Four treatments silage were (A) RC + SC + CW as a control; (B) RC + SC + CW + LAB inoculant from king grass (2%, v/w) ; (C) RC + SC + CW + LAB inoculant from king grass (3%, v/w); (D) RC + SC + CW + L. plantarum inoculant (2%, v/w). In experiment 2, six Kacang goats were used in a 6 × 3 Youden square experiment and fed elephant grass, rice straw, and rice crop residue-based silage. The results showed that crude protein (CP) content in silages B, C, and D was slightly higher than silage A. Lactic acid concentration was significantly higher (P<0.01) in silages B and C compared to silage D. The pH value of control silage (A) was higher (P<0.05) than silage treated with LAB inoculant. Rice crop residue-based silage had higher (P<0.01) digestibility of dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM), and CP than rice straw. It was concluded that addition of epiphytic LAB inoculant from king grass to rice crop residue resulting in a good fermentation quality of silage compared to addition of L. plantarum inoculant.
