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.

团花树（Neolamarckia cadamba）叶片作为木材生产的副产物，常被随意丢弃于田间。该植物叶片具备较强的抗菌性能，可经回收利用抑制有害菌群，提升青贮饲料的发酵品质。青贮（Ensiling）作为一种传统的动物饲料保存方法，目前已在全球范围内得到广泛应用。已有研究证实，高水分饲草（尤其是豆科饲草）难以直接进行青贮，这是由于有害菌群会产生大量氨态氮（ammonia-N）与丁酸，进而降低饲草的饲喂价值。为探究团花树叶粉对柱花草（stylo）青贮发酵品质的影响，本研究设置两组独立试验，分别将5%、10%的团花树叶粉与柱花草混合后，进行为期30天的青贮发酵。