Crop Rice Silage Research Articles

Changes in Fermentation Characteristics and Bacterial Communities of Whole Crop Rice Silage during Ensiling Period

Changes in Fermentation Characteristics and Bacterial Communities of Whole Crop Rice Silage during Ensiling Period

Effects of Feeding the Whole Crop Rice Silage on the Milking Performance of Holstein and Profitability

Effects of Feeding the Whole Crop Rice Silage on the Milking Performance of Holstein and Profitability

Effects of Microbial Additives and Silo Density on Chemical Compositions, Fermentation Indices, and Aerobic Stability of Whole Crop Rice Silage

Effects of Microbial Additives and Silo Density on Chemical Compositions, Fermentation Indices, and Aerobic Stability of Whole Crop Rice Silage

Effects of Cutting Length on Fermentation Characteristics and Aerobic Stability of Whole Crop Rice Silage

Effects of Cutting Length on Fermentation Characteristics and Aerobic Stability of Whole Crop Rice Silage

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The aim of the study was to evaluate the variations in the rumen ecosystem at genus level and predicted functions of rumen bacteria by using whole crop corn silage (WCS), whole crop rice silage (WRS) or rice straw (RS) as forage sources in beef cattle ration. Ruminal digesta samples from 10 bulls per treatment were collected at day 60 of experimental period. The PCoA plots based on the Bray-Curtis distance matrix (BDM) expressed separation between WRS and WCS , WRS and RS using PC1 (P<0.05, 45.56%). The PCoA plots based on BDM also expressed separation among WRS, WCS and RS group using PC2 (P<0.05, 11.95%). Microbiota composition resutls at genus level showed that the most abundant genera were Prevotella (13.37%) and Ruminococcus (4.00%). Comparison of treatments represented that Prevotella, Treponema and Anaerostipes were higher in bulls fed WCS forage. Clostridium, Anaeroplasma and RFN20 were higher in bulls fed RS forage than animals fed WCS and WRS. Butyrivibrio was higher in WRS and RS treatments than WCS treatment group. Pseudobutyrivibrio was higher in bulls fed WRS forage than animals fed RS and WCS forage. Fibrobacter was higher in RS and WCS as compared to WRS. The results of functional alteration of rumen microbiota in different experimental groups represented that the leading modified function of the microbiome was the transporter. Based on findings of current study, it is concluded that microbial community at genus level in the rumen of bulls was highly altered by forage type.

Evaluation the Feed Value of Whole Crop Rice Silage and Comparison of Rumen Fermentation according to Its Ratio

Evaluation the Feed Value of Whole Crop Rice Silage and Comparison of Rumen Fermentation according to Its Ratio

Quantitative Determination of Phenolic Acids and Flavonoids in Fresh Whole Crop Rice, Silage, and Hay at Different Harvest Periods

Whole crop rice (WCR) is used as an important feed for livestock ruminants. In this study, “Yeongwoo” variety WCR (cultivated on the Korean peninsula) was harvested at three different maturity stages (booting, heading, and milk) and their phenolic acid and flavonoid profiles in the lactic acid bacteria (LAB)-inoculated and noninoculated silage, hay, and fresh freeze-dried WCR extract were quantified. The alterations in the phenolic and flavonoid contents of the selected WCR during maturation in different samples were analyzed by the High-Performance Liquid Chromatography- Diode Array Detector (HPLC–DAD) technique. The six phenolics (caffeic acid, ferulic acid, p-coumaric acid, chlorogenic acid, dihydroxy benzoic acid, and prophyl gallate) and six flavonoids (rutin hydroxide, luteolin, kaempferol, vitexin, myricetin, and quercetin) were noted to have slight differences between the LAB-inoculated and noninoculated silage samples; however, the phenolics and flavonoids were higher in hay WCR at the milk stage compared to the silage and fresh freeze-dried samples. The results indicate that WCR harvest times have different phenolic compounds in the WCR silage, hay, and fresh samples. The phenolic and flavonoid compounds were higher (p < 0.05) with the increase in maturity (Stage 1–3). The stage of WCR maturity was positively related (p < 0.05) to the amount of phenolic acid and flavonoid contents (µg/g) in hay, silage, and fresh freeze-dried extract. We observed the WCR had high amounts of phenolic acid and flavonoid concentrations at milk stage (Stage 3) hay (quercetin, kaemferol, luteolin, ferulic acid, caffeic acid, and coumaric acid were 1.28, 1.29, 0.54, 1.54, 1.92, and 1.81 µg/g, respectively) compared with the booting and heading stages (Stages 1 and 2), with acceptable accuracy on a pilot scale. Based on these results, it could be concluded that LAB (Lactobacillus plantarum)-inoculated whole crop rice silage (WCRS) did not affect the phenolics and flavonoids of secondary plant metabolites in fermented silage. However, phenolics and flavonoids were of higher rations in WCR at the milk stage. Furthermore, this phenolic acid and flavonoid effect needs to be confirmed using large-scale in vivo analysis.

Application of lactic acid bacteria producing antifungal substance and carboxylesterase on whole crop rice silage with different dry matter.

ObjectiveThis study was conducted to investigate effects of antifungal substance and carboxylesterase-producing inoculant on fermentation indices and rumen degradation kinetics of whole crop rice (WCR) silage ensiled at different dry matter (DM) contents.MethodsDual-purpose inoculants, Lactobacillus brevis 5M2 and Lactobacillus buchneri 6M1, confirmed both activities of antifungal and carboxylesterase in the previous study. The WCR at mature stage was chopped, and then wilted to obtain three different DM contents consisting of 35.4%, 43.6%, and 51.5%. All WCR forages were applied distilled water (CON) or mixed inoculants with 1:1 ratio at 1×105 colony forming unit/g (INO), and ensiled into 20 L mini silo (5 kg) in quadruplicates for 108 d.ResultsThe INO silages had lower lactate (p<0.001) and butyrate (p = 0.022) with higher acetate (p<0.001) and propionate (p<0.001) than those of CON silages. Ammonia-N (p<0.001), lactate (tendency; p = 0.068), acetate (p = 0.030), and butyrate (p<0.001) concentrations of INO silages decreased linearly with increasing DM content of WCR forage. The INO silages presented higher lactic acid bacteria (p<0.001) with lower molds (p< 0.001) than those of CON silages. Yeasts (p = 0.042) and molds (p = 0.046) of WCR silages decreased linearly with increasing DM content of WCR forage. In the rumen, INO silages had higher the total degradable fraction (p<0.001), total volatile fatty acid (tendency; p = 0.097), and acetate (p = 0.007), but lower the fractional degradation rate (p = 0.011) and propionate (p<0.001) than those of CON silage. The total degradable fraction (p<0.001), total volatile fatty acid (p = 0.001), iso-butyrate (p = 0.036), and valerate (p = 0.008) decreased linearly with increasing DM content of WCR forage, while the lag phase (p<0.001) was increased linearly.ConclusionThis study concluded that application of dual-purpose inoculants on WCR silage confirmed antifungal and carboxylesterase activities by inhibiting mold and improving rumen digestibility, while increase of wilting times decreased organic acids production and rumen digestibility.

Comparison Between Observed and Estimated TDN Contents of Whole Crop Rice Silage from Forage and Food Source in Sheep

Comparison Between Observed and Estimated TDN Contents of Whole Crop Rice Silage from Forage and Food Source in Sheep

1.4 飼料イネに含まれるビタミンEを生かした牛乳・牛肉生産 (北陸の美味しい米、野菜、果物、そして牛乳と肉で豊かな食生活を,平成22年度石川県立大学公開講座)

1.4 飼料イネに含まれるビタミンEを生かした牛乳・牛肉生産 (北陸の美味しい米、野菜、果物、そして牛乳と肉で豊かな食生活を,平成22年度石川県立大学公開講座)

Effects of Whole Crop Rice Silage on Meat Quality and Adipokine Gene Expression in Fattening &lt;i&gt;Wagyu&lt;/i&gt; Cattle

Effects of Whole Crop Rice Silage on Meat Quality and Adipokine Gene Expression in Fattening &lt;i&gt;Wagyu&lt;/i&gt; Cattle

Feeding TMR Consisted of Rice Grain, Whole Crop Rice Silage and Eco-feed to Lactating Dairy Cows and its Ripple Effect in Niigata

Feeding TMR Consisted of Rice Grain, Whole Crop Rice Silage and Eco-feed to Lactating Dairy Cows and its Ripple Effect in Niigata

Wide Area Distribution of Whole Crop Rice Silage and Formative Factors

Wide Area Distribution of Whole Crop Rice Silage and Formative Factors

ヒツジにおける消化機能，血漿グルコースおよびロイシン代謝に及ぼす飼料イネサイレージ給与の影響

飼料用イネの給与技術を確立するため，飼料イネサイレージ給与時における反芻家畜の消化機能および栄養素代謝を明らかにしようとした．実験にはヒツジ4頭を用いた．乾草と濃厚飼料（乾物重量比7：3）を維持代謝エネルギーの120%を給与する乾草区，乾草をそれぞれ穀粒型，茎葉型飼料イネサイレージで代替した穀粒区，茎葉区を設定した．窒素（N）出納，消化管内飼料滞留時間，第一胃内発酵性状，微生物態N供給量（MNS），血漿グルコース，ロイシン代謝を測定した．濃厚飼料の第一胃内通過速度は穀粒区が乾草区よりも高く（P<0.05），茎葉区は乾草区よりも低かった（P<0.05）．MNS,血漿グルコース，ロイシン代謝回転速度は飼料区間に差がなかった．以上のことから，穀粒型，茎葉型ともに飼料イネサイレージの給与は濃厚飼料の第一胃内通過速度などに影響を与えるが，ヒツジの栄養素代謝は乾草給与時と同等であることが示唆された．

추청벼 총체 사일리지의 사료가치 및 부위별 In situ 분해율에 관한 연구

본 연구는 추청벼를 이용하여 총체 벼 사일리지를 조제하였을 때 총체 벼 사일리지의 사료가치 및 부위별 소화율을 조사하여 총체 벼의 이용성을 검정하기 위하여 수행되었다. 총체 벼 사일리지의 무기물 함량은 망간이 가장 높았으며 탄소, 철, 아연, 구리 등 순으로 나타났다. 그리고 마그네슘 함량이 가장 낮게 나타났다. 추청벼 총체 사일리지의 아미노산은 glutamic acid 함량이 가장 높았으며 leucine, asparagine, alanine, valine, arginine 순으로 나타났다. 그리고 methionine 함량이 가장 낮았다. 추청벼 총체 사일리지 부위(총체 벼, 낟알을 제거한 줄기, 왕겨를 포함한 낟알, 쌀)에 따른 시간별 반추위내 건물 소화율은 쌀이 가장 높았으며 왕겨를 포함한 낟알, 총체 벼, 낟알을 제거한 줄기 등 순으로 나타났다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 추청벼 총체 사일리지 소화율은 부위에 따라 약간의 차이를 보였으며 무기물 중 망간 그리고 아미노산 중 glutamic acid가 가장 높은 함량을 보였다. We investigated the nutritive value and ruminal in situ dry matter degradability of whole crop rice silage prepared using Chucheongbyeo (WCRS) as a roughage source for ruminants. The crude protein (7.54%), acid detergent fiber (29.63%), neutral detergent fiber (62.98%), and total digestible nutrient (TDN) (57.88%) found higher in WCRS than those of rice straw. Manganese content in the WCRS was the highest, followed by carbon, iron, zinc, and copper, but magnesium content was the lowest. Glutamic acid content in WCRS was the highest, followed by leucine, asparagine, alanine, valine, arginine, and methionine content was the lowest. We examined ruminal in situ digestibility from total whole crop rice (TWCR), rice husks containing rice (RHR), whole crop rice except RHR (WER), and husked grain (HG) for 3, 6, 12, 24, and 48 hours. Ruminal in situ digestibility in the HG was the highest, followed by RHR, TWCR, and WER. Therefore, we suggest that ruminal in situ degradability was influenced by parts of whole crop rice, and the content of manganese and glutamic acid were the highest in WCRS.

Performance of tropical dairy cows fed whole crop rice silage with varying levels of concentrate

The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the effect of concentrate/milk yield ratios on feed intake, nutrient digestibility, rumen fermentation efficiency, and milk production in dairy cows fed with a basal diet of whole crop rice silage (WCRS). Sixteen crossbred cows (75% Holstein-Friesian (HF) and 25% Thai cows) in mid-lactation were assigned to four dietary treatments in a completely randomized design. Treatments corresponding to four concentrate/milk yield ratios (0, 1:1, 1:2, and 1:3 (kg/kg)) were used. All cows were offered WCRS (with 1.5% urea and 3% molasses) ad libitum. Silage and concentrate were fed individually twice a day. Results revealed that dry matter intake (12.8-14.5kg/day), nutrient digestibility (62.5-68.7%), and rumen fermentation efficiency were not significantly affected by concentrate supplementation. Milk yield (10.2-11.5kg/day) and milk composition were similar between cows fed with sole WCRS and those supplemented with concentrate mixture, although milk fat tended to increase in cows fed with sole WCRS. In conclusion, sole WCRS fed to dairy cows without concentrate supplementation resulted in similar feed intake, nutrient digestibility, rumen fermentation, and milk production as compared to those supplemented with concentrate in lactating dairy cows. These results suggest that in tropical areas where rice crop is surplus, WCRS could sustain reasonable levels of milk production among dairy cows with little or no concentrate supplementation provided that urea and molasses are included in the silage.

Effects of dietary combination of corn and rice as whole crop silage and grain sources on carbohydrate digestion and nitrogen use in steers

Four Holstein steers were used to evaluate the combination effects of whole crop corn (Cs) or rice (Rs) silage with steam-flaked corn (Cg) or rice (Rg) grain (four dietary treatments) on ruminal carbohydrate digestion, duodenal nitrogen (N) flow and plasma essential amino acid (EAA) concentration. The ruminal digestibility of starch and nonfiber carbohydrate (NFC) for Rs and Rg diets compared with Cs and Cg diets was greater, but that of neutral detergent fiber (aNDFom) was less. Because the ruminal disappearance of NFC plus aNDFom was similar across four dietary treatments, microbial N flow was not affected by the diets. There was an interaction of methionine (Met) flow by silage and grain sources: greatest for CsRg and least for RsRg diet, and blood plasma concentration of Met after feeding was lower for Rg than Cg diets. Postprandial reduction degree of plasma EAA varied with the diets and individual EAA. The Cs diets compared with the Rs diets tended to be greater in N retention because of greater digestible organic matter (OM) intake. These results suggest that silage source combined with corn or rice grain affects N use in steers through the digestible OM intake, and the kinds of limiting AA may differ among the combination of silage and grain sources.

Improvement of whole crop rice silage nutritive value and rumen degradability by molasses and urea supplementation

Whole crop rice was harvested 120days after planting and chopped to 2-3-cm length for silage making. The whole crop rice silage (WCRS) was supplemented with different levels of molasses and urea to study nutritive value and in situ rumen degradability. The ensiling study was randomly assigned according to a 6 × 5 factorial arrangement, in which the first factor was molasses (M) supplementation at M0, M1, M2, M3, M4, and M5%, and the second was urea (U) supplementation at U0, U0.5, U1.0, U1.5, and U2.0% of the crop dry mater (DM), respectively. After 45days of ensiling, temperature, pH, chemical composition, and fermentation end products of the silages were measured. Ten U and M treatment combinations of WCRS were subsequently selected to study rumen degradability by nylon bag technique. The results showed that temperature and pH of the silages linearly increased with U supplementation level, while total volatile fatty acid (TVFA), acetic acid (C2) and propionic acid (C3) decreased. In contrast, increasing level of M supplementation decreased WCRS temperature and pH, whereas TVFA, C2, and C3 concentrations increased dramatically. Both M and U supplementation increased concentration of butyric acid (C4). Dry matter, organic matter (OM), and acid detergent fiber (ADF) contents of the silages were not influenced by either M or U supplementation. Increasing U supplementation increased crude protein (CP) content, while M level did not show any effect. Furthermore, neutral detergent fiber (NDF) content in silage was decreased by both M and U supplementation. The results of the in situ study showed that M and U supplementation increased both ruminal DM and OM degradation. The water-soluble fraction (a) was the highest in WCRS U1.5M3 and lowest in U0M0. Increasing M and U supplementation levels increased the potentially degradable fraction (b) of both DM and OM. Total rumen degradable fraction (a + b) was highest in WCRS U1.5M3, whereas OM degradability was highest in U0M3. However, effective degradation of both DM and OM were the highest in WCRS U1.5M3 and the lowest in U0M0. We conclude that supplementation of U and M increases WCRS quality and rumen degradability. Supplementation of U at 1.5 and M at 3-4% of the crop DM is recommended for lactating dairy cows and fattening beef cattle.

수확시기별 총체벼 사일리지 급여가 거세한우 반추위 발효성상 및 혈액생리대사에 미치는 영향

본 연구는 반추위 cannula를 장착한 거세한우 4두(평균체중 600 <TEX>${\pm}$</TEX> 48.4 kg)를 공시하여 수확시기별(유숙기, 호숙기, 황숙기 및 완숙기) 총체벼 사일리지의 급여가 한우 반추위 발효패턴 및 혈액대사물질 변화에 미치는 영향에 대해서 조사하여 총체벼 가축사료화를 위해 최적의 수확기를 제시코자 실시하였다. 시간대별 채취한 반추위 소화액의 평균 pH는 처리구 간 통계적 유의성이 나타나지 않았다(p>0.05). 일일 반추위 pH 패턴에서 완숙기 처리구의 최저 pH가 유숙기, 호숙기 및 황숙기 처리구(2~4 h) 보다 늦은 사료섭취 후 6 h에 나타난 것으로 볼 때, 완숙기 총체벼 사일리지 급여 시 반추위 내 retention time이 증가했을 것으로 생각된다. 수확시기별 총체벼 사일리지 급여에 따른 반추위액 암모니아태 질소 농도에 통계적인 유의성을 나타나지 않았지만 (p>0.05), 황숙기에 비해 유숙기 처리구에서 반추위액 암모니아태 질소 농도가 감소하는 경향을 보였다(p=0.11). 혈액대사물질 분석에서는 유숙기 처리구에 비해 황숙기 총체벼 사일리지 급여 시BUN 농도가 수치적으로 감소되었다. 이것은 유숙기의 낮은 반추위 암모니아태 질소 농도를 고려할 때, 반추위 내 암모니아의 하부소화기관으로 유입 여부에 따라 반추위내 암모니아태 질소와 BUN 농도는 비례되지 않음을 의미한다. 완숙기 처리구에 비해서 호숙기의 낮은 혈중 albumin농도(p=0.03)는 호숙기 총체벼 사일리지 섭취 시 체내 단백질 합성이 높아짐이 예상되나, 향후 생체 영양소 이용 기전에 관한 추가적인 연구가 필요할 것으로 사료된다. 이상의 결과를 볼 때, 총체벼 수확시기에 따른 한우의 반추위 발효패턴 및 혈액대사 차이는 크게 나타나지 않음을 알 수 있다. 따라서, 본 연구결과 및 기존 사료가치평가를 종합해 볼 때, 한우 생체 사료가치가 가장 우수한 황숙기 총체벼 사일리지의 이용이 가장 적절할 것으로 판단된다. Four ruminally cannulated Hanwoo steers (BW 600 <TEX>${\pm}$</TEX> 48.4 kg) fed whole crop rice silage (WRS) as forage were used to investigate the effects of its dietary on rumen fermentation and blood metabolites at different harvesting time such as milk, dough, yellow ripe and mature stages of WRS, respectively. Mean ruminal pH sampled at 0, 1, 2, 4, 6 and 8 h after the morning feeding was not significantly (p>0.05) different between the WRS by the harvesting time. In diurnal pattern in ruminal pH, the lowest pH for the mature stage treatment (Mature) appeared at 6 h after the feeding while it appeared at 2-4 h for the other treatments. This may indicate that retention time in the rumen of Hanwoo fed WRS harvested at the Mature increased. Although feeding WRS harvested at different stages did not significantly (p>0.05) affect ruminal ammonia N concentration, the ammonia N for WRS harvested at the milk stage (Milk) tended (p=0.11) to decrease compared with that for the yellow stage treatment (Yellow). In the blood metabolites analysis, BUN concentration for Yellow numerically decreased compared with that for Milk. This, taking lower concentration of ruminal ammonia N for Milk than the other treatments into account, clearly indicates that the BUN concentrations may not increase in proportion to ruminal ammonia N concentration according to ammonia N concentration entering into the lower gastric tracts. Lower (p=0.03) concentration of blood albumin for the dough stage treatment than that for Mature may indicate high protein synthesis in Hanwoo fed WRS at the dough stage, but further studies in terms of mechanism of nutrients distribution should be required. Present results indicate that different harvesting time did not affect rumen fermentation and blood metabolites in Hanwoo. Thus, based on the results of the present and the previous studies, utilizing WRS harvested at yellow stage could be recommendable for Hanwoo steers.

Effects of adding a monosodium glutamate fermented by-product on the fermentation quality of whole crop rice (Oryza sativa L.) silage, digestibility and ruminal fermentation in beef cattle

The objective of this study was to determine the fermentation quality and nutritive value of whole crop rice silage (WCRS) treated with a monosodium glutamate fermented by-product (MGB), and its effects on the digestion of WCRS using four Japanese Black cows. The whole crop rice was chopped into 3–5 cm lengths after being harvested at the yellow-ripeness stage and ensiled for 30 days after being treated with 0 (CMG), 2.5 (LMG), 5 (MMG) and 10% (HMG) levels of MGB. Samples of whole crop rice and that of WCRS were collected and analyzed for fermentation characteristics. This was followed by a nutrient digestion study using four Japanese Black cows in a 4 × 4 Latin square design. The MGB treatment improved (P 0.05) affect N retention. The digestibility of acid detergent fiber (ADF) and NDF increased with MGB treatment, and the degree was also affected by the level of MGB. The ruminal ammonia-N at 4 h after feeding was higher in MGB treatments than in the CMG treatment. This study demonstrated that although improvement on fermentation quality and digestibility of MGB treatment were not notable; however, MGB-treated WCRS have beneficial effects if fed for a sufficiently long term.