INFLUENCE OF ADDITIVES AND MIXING ALFALFA WITH RED CLOVER ON THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF SILAGE

4th International Symposium On Biotechnology (2026),  [pp. 211-218]
 
AUTHOR(S) / АУТОР(И): Đorđe Lazarević , Nenad Đorđević , Vladeta Stevović , Jasmina Radović , Dalibor Tomić , Vladimir Zornić , Jordan Marković

 

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.46793/SBT26.211L

ABSTRACT / САЖЕТАК:

This research was conducted to determine the effect of additives – two doses of oak tannin extract and bacterial inoculant, as well as the effect of ensiled mixtures of alfalfa and red clover, in different ratios (100:0, 90:10, 70:30, 50:50, 30:70 and 0:100) on the certain parameters of chemical composition, and fermentation quality. The soluble nitrogen (H2O-N) content, which is one of the main indicators of proteolysis, showed a significant decrease with rise of the share of red clover in silage mixture with alfalfa, which was a sign of positive influence considering proteolysis regulation.

KEYWORDS / КЉУЧНЕ РЕЧИ:

additive, alfalfa, red clover, silage

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT / ПРОЈЕКАТ:

This research was financed by the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovations of the Republic of Serbia, project ref. number 451-03-33/2026-03/200217.

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