Neolamarckia cadamba leaves silage microorganism

Neolamarckia cadamba leaves, a byproduct of wood production, are always discarded in the field. N. cadamba leaves have strong antibacterial property, which might be recycled to inhibit undesirable bacteria and enhance fermentation quality of silage. Ensiling, a traditional conservation method for animal feed, is commonly used all over the world. It is known that high moisture forages, especially legumes, are difficult to ensile directly as much ammonia-N and butyric acid produced by undesirable bacteria will reduce the feeding value. To investigate the effects of N. cadamba leaves meal on fermentation quality of stylo silage, 5% and 10% N. cadamba leaves meal was mixed with stylo for 30 days of ensiling in two independent experiments.