Optimizing silage quality in drylands: Corn stover and forage cactus mixture on nutritive value, microbial activity, and aerobic stability

G de Carvalho Sobral, JS de Oliveira… - Journal of Arid …, 2024 - Elsevier
The study aimed to determine the optimal ratio for the mixture of forage cactus and corn
stover silage, emphasizing the evaluation of fermentative profile, microbial populations, dry …

Cactus pear mucilage processing enhances corn silage's quality, ruminal degradability, goat kids' performance, carcass traits, and dietary economic profitability

LV Diogénes, ES Medeiros, JFP Moura… - Small Ruminant …, 2023 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of different moisture additives to
ground corn grain silage on silage quality, performance, and carcass characteristics of goat …

Effect of Different Additives on the Quality of Rehydrated Corn Grain Silage: A Systematic Review

LV Diogénes, JM Pereira Filho, RL Edvan… - Ruminants, 2023 - mdpi.com
This review aimed to analyze the effects of additives in producing silage from rehydrated
corn grains for ruminants. The control treatment studies used in this analysis involved corn …

Corn grain rehydration methods: Water vs. cactus pear in the diet for feedlot lambs

RL Soares, JS de Oliveira, EM Santos… - Small Ruminant …, 2024 - Elsevier
The goal was to evaluate the productive performance, nutrient digestibility, nitrogen balance
and blood parameters of feedlot lambs fed silages of corn grain rehydrated with water or …

Physicochemical Composition and Fatty Acid Profile of Goat Kids' Meat Fed Ground-Corn-Grain Silage Rehydrated with Different Additives

LV Diogénes, RL Edvan, ES Medeiros… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Corn is one of the most produced grains in the world, being the primary
energy concentrate used in animal feeding due to its nutrition quality and high cultivation …

Forage cactus as an additive in corn without the cob silages of feedlot sheep diets

G de Carvalho Sobral, JS de Oliveira… - Tropical Animal Health …, 2024 - Springer
This study aimed to assess the impact of adding forage cactus as an additive to the
production of corn silage without the cob on the performance of feedlot sheep and …

Qualitative evaluation of total mixed ration silage containing forage cactus and guinea grass as a nutritional alternative for feedlot-finished sheep

WCC dos S. Sá, EM Santos, JS de Oliveira… - New Zealand Journal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study aimed to evaluate the fermentation characteristics, microbial populations, losses,
aerobic stability and chemical composition of total mixed ration based on forage cactus and …

Forage cactus as a modulator of forage sorghum silage fermentation: An alternative for animal feed in drylands

D Marte-Pereira, JS Oliveira… - Chilean journal of …, 2025 - SciELO Chile
The rapid conversion of water-soluble carbohydrates in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.)
Moench) into lactic acid causes an abrupt decrease in silage pH, promoting alcoholic …

Tanzânia grass haylage wrapped in films of different thicknesses

AL da Silva, EM Santos, RL Edvan… - New Zealand Journal …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the production of gases, temperature, fermentation
characteristics, chemical composition and aerobic stability of Tanzânia grass haylage …

Forage cactus as an additive in corn without the cob silages of feedlot sheep diets.

GC SOBRAL, JS de Oliveira, EM Santos… - 2024 - sidalc.net
This study aimed to assess the impact of adding forage cactus as an additive to the
production of corn silage without the cob on the performance of feedlot sheep and …