Study on the Quality and Microbial Diversity of Mixed Silage Between Distillers Grains and Navel Orange Residue
[Objective]This experiment was to explore the optimal ratio of the mixed silage between distillers grains and navel orange residue by studying the quality and microbial diversity of the mixed silage.[Method]The crude protein content of distillers grains used in the experiment was 15.05%,and the soluble carbohydrate content of navel orange residue was 24.29%in this study.Seven groups were set up according to a mixed silage proportions(10∶0,9∶1,7∶3,5∶5,3∶7,1∶9,0∶10)of distillers grains and navel orange residue,with 6 repetitions in each group,3 kg for each repetition.The nutritional composition,fermentation quality,and microbial diversity of the silage were measured after 60 days of silage.[Result]The fermentation quality of the mixed silage of distillers grains and navel orange residue showed that the pH of each group was lower than 4.2.Among them,the pH of the 7∶3 and 5∶5 groups were the lowest and significantly lower than those of the 10∶0 and 0∶10 groups(P<0.05),and the lactic acid content of the 7∶3 and 5∶5 groups were the highest and also significantly higher than these two groups(P<0.05).The propionic acid content of the 9∶1 and 7∶3 groups were significantly lower than that of the 0∶10 group(P<0.05),and the butyric acid of which were not detected.Starting from the ratio of mixed silage reaching 7∶3,the ammonia nitrogen content of silage in each group were significantly lower than that of the 10∶0 group(P<0.05).The measurement results of microbial abundance showed that the total content of five Lactobacillus,including Lactiplantibacillus,Companilactobacillus,Lactobacillus,Limosilactobacillus,Levilactobacillus,in the 7∶3 and 5∶5 groups were significantly higher than that in the 10∶0 group(P<0.05).The Bacillus abundance of the 7∶3 group was significantly higher than that of the 0∶10 group(P<0.05).The Pseudomonas abundance of the 9∶1,7∶3,5∶5 and 3∶7 groups were significantly lower than that of the 0∶10 group(P<0.05).[Conclusion]While the mixed silage proportion for silage of distillers grains and navel orange residue was 7∶3,the fermentation quality and microbial diversity of the silage were better,which was the most appropriate proportion for mixed silage.