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Research
8.
Effect of ensiling broiler litter with
fermented milk as inoculant -
S.
Sreehari and R. K. Sharma
Veterinary World, 2011, 4(1) : 31-33
doi:
10.5455/vetworld.2011.31-33
Abstract
Litter material was obtained from broiler birds,
reared on chaffed straws of wheat (T1 to T4) and
paddy (T5 to T8) at floor spaces of 0.15sq.m/bird
(T1, T2, T5 & T6) and 0.18sq.m/bird (T3, T4, T7 &
T8). The litter material was then mixed with 10%
molasses (DMB). The treatment groups (T2, T4, T6 &
T8) were inoculated by 1% (v/w) fermented milk on
fresh weight basis whereas control groups (T1, T3,
T5 & T7) were not inoculated. All the stacks were
covered with polythene sheet and ensiled for 21
days. Pooled over values of crude protein in the
control groups, where fermented milk was not added,
averaged 24.71 % before ensiling and it reduced to
20.57 % after ensiling. The corresponding values in
the treatment groups, where fermented milk was
added, were 24.76 and 21.31 %, respectively,
indicating significantly (P < 0.05) lesser losses of
crude protein when ensiled with fermented milk. The
pH of silage reduced from 7.6 to 6.0 in control
group, whereas it reduced from 7.8 to 5.6 in the
stacks in which fermented milk was added. Reduction
in pH of silage is due to higher production of
volatile fatty acids in the ensiled material
inoculated by fermented milk, thereby indicating
beneficial effect of fermented milk in silage
making.
Key words: Broiler litter, Paddy straw, Wheat
straw, Silage inoculation, Fermented milk.
