Potential of ensiling braquiaria grass with inclusion of rice meal: Review

Abstract

Brazil is one of the countries with the highest potential for livestock production, mainly determined by its climatic conditions, vast territory and forage, that are the basis of the diet of ruminants in most production systems in the country. This assumption, an alternative to solve the lack of food during the year is the conservation of surplus grass as silage. However, the high moisture content at the ensilage predispose the growth of undesirable microorganisms, which result in loss of gases and effluents. However, one of the ways to reduce these losses is the addition of coproduct with high hygroscopic and increase the nutritional value and benefits during the fermentation process of preserving forage. Developed this study aiming to evaluate the fermentation characteristics, gas losses and effluent, nutrient recovery, nutritive value, the in situ degradability and fractionation of carbohydrates and protein in silages added hygroscopic additive, as rice meal.