Inoculación de lactobacillus plantarum para la fermentación y conservación del ensilaje de maíz (zea mays)

In order to evaluate the effect of the inoculation of L. plantarum in the fermentation, conservation and quality of corn silage (Zea mays), it was carried out in the bovine herd of the livestock at the Escuela Superior Politécnica Agropecuaria de Manabí, the silage of 32 bags with forage at different doses of inoculated L. plantarum (0. 5. 10. 15 ml) and sampling time (15. 30. 45 days), in a completely randomized design. The pH, temperature and CFU were studied. In addition to the bromatological and sensorial characteristics. The sampling time was significant (p <0.01) for the pH, being 30 days the lowest average value (3.65). A higher temperature (27oC) was observed after 15 days of sampling (p <0.01). The application of L. plantarum in the bromatological components did not affect statistically with the exception of the M.S where T3 at 15 days presented the highest% (23.65). In addition, the maximum averages were for PC (10.71%) in T2 at 30 days; E.E (2.36%) in T1 at 45 days; FC (37.30%) in T3 at 45 days; ash (9.28%) in T2 at 30 days and E.D (2.41 Mcal / Kg) in T2 at 15 days. It is concluded that the microbial inoculation allows to accelerate the corn silage conservation process, through the fermentation process, highlighting the dose (T2) at 30 days of sampling, being the one indicated for the fermentation and conservation of a silage with characteristics considered quality.

• Main Author: Vera Mendoza, Arturo José (author)
• Other Authors: Zambrano Zambrano, Boris Andres (author)
• Format: bachelorThesis
• Language: spa
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Bacterias; pH; Temperatura; Bromatológicos
• Online Access: http://repositorio.espam.edu.ec/handle/42000/963