Elaboración de ensilaje con subproductos de proceso de plátano con aplicación de microorganismos lácticos durante la época seca en trópico húmedo.

Abstract

The present study is the experimental result on the elaboration of silage with by-products of the plantain process with the application of lactic microorganisms during the dry season in the humid tropics; focused on determining the feasibility and nutritional quality of using silage with discarded by-products, as a means of feeding ruminants in times of forage scarcity and thus maintaining stable production in all seasonal cycles of the year. The research was carried out in the El Carmen canton on the grounds of the Río Suma Experimental Farm of the Agricultural Engineering Career, for the experimental procedure the DCA method and the InfoStat statistical analysis program were applied, through which the results were obtained. analysis of variance data with Tukey tests at 5%. 12 silage bags were made with 3 treatments and a control, the amount of SiloBacter® for each treatment was 3.51 ml for the first treatment, 2.34 ml for the second treatment and 1.17 ml for the third treatment, Molasses was added as an additive in proportions of 125 ml for all procedures, including the control. The results obtained based on the treatments applied allowed to evidence several factors related to the bromatological characteristics, where the recommended procedure for obtaining nutritional silage was treatment 1 with a higher level than the other treatments in protein (7.56%), ash (17.37%) and ethereal extract (7.31%) with a mild vinegary smell, brown color and semi-solid consistency, using additives such as molasses and lactic microorganisms.