Eff ects of Bacterial Inoculants on Fermentation and Aerobic Stability of Baled Triticale-Hungarian Vetch Silage and Lamb Performance

6cfu/g and baled. Bales were wrapped with six layers of plastic white stretch-film. At the end of 3 m ensiling, silages made with or without LAB preserved well. Inoculation with HM LAB had little eff ect on fermentation characteristics of silages. However, silage treated with the HM LAB in combination with Lactobacillus buchneri resulted in silage with a higher (P 0.05) treatment eff ects on any variables measured on the lamb performance. Overall eff ects of additives on rumen fl uids were relatively small. It is concluded that the use of HM LAB in combination with Lactobacillus buchneri is preferable because the combination of these bacteria could improve aerobic stability of silages via accumulation of acetic and propionic acid without reduced concentration of lactic acid. It is also concluded that elevated acetic and propionic acid in well fermented silages do not depress the dry matter intake of ruminants.