%0 Journal Article %9 journal article %J Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences %@ 1230-1388 %V 2 %N 1-2 %D 1993 %F Baranowski1993 %T Quality of meadow grass silage inoculated with cellulolytic bacteria %X Firest cut of fresh meadow grass (17.3% DM) containing (on DM basis) 13.4% CP, 16.4% WSC, 26.0% CF was ensiled in 1 liter Weck jars without additives (I) or with two strains of live cellulolytic bacteria: Cellulomonas flavigena (Cfl) 10 6 /g herbage (II), Clostridium cellobioparum (Cclb) 10 6 /g herbage (III), Cfl 10 3 /g + Cclb 10 3 /g herbage (IV) and Cfl 10 6 /g + Cclb 10 6 /g herbage (V). After 8 weeks of storage, the pH value, DM (%), lactic acid (%) and ammonia-N as a percentage of total silage N were: I - 4.72; 15.3; 1.25 and 12.8; II - 4.42; 16.7; 1.64 and 10.8; III - 3.90; 16.5; 2.01 and 5.3; IV - 3.93; 16.6; 2.13 and 7.3; V - 4.24; 16.7; 1.89 and 7.4, respectively. The amount of NDF and ADF was lower (P<0.01) in Cclb-inoculated silages than in control silage. Laboratory evaluation of the silages revealed a positive effect of addition of Cclb on fermentation and silage quality. %A Baranowski, A. %A Russel, S. %P 59-65 %R 10.22358/jafs/69865/1993 %U https://doi.org/10.22358/jafs/69865/1993