02799naa a2200397 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400510006010000210011124501590013226000090029152015300030065000210183065000240185165000200187565000260189565000150192165000260193665000280196265000220199065000210201265000120203365300240204565300310206965300440210070000180214470000230216270000240218570000190220970000200222870000190224870000230226770000210229070000170231177300730232821300762021-02-18       2020    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d7 ahttps://doi.org/10.1017/S00218596200008292DOI1 aSÁ, W. C. C. S.  aFermentative characteristics and chemical composition of cochineal nopal cactus silage containing chemical and microbial additives.h[electronic resource]  c2020  aThe objective of this study was to evaluate the fermentative characteristics and chemical composition of cochineal nopal cactus silage additives with urea or Lactobacillus buchneri (LB), as well as the association of both additives in four storage times (7, 15, 60 and 120 days) and during aerobic stability, with evaluations at 0, 48 and 96 h. Four silages were used: no additive, addition of 2% urea, addition of LB and addition of 2% urea and LB. The study was divided into two experiments: the first experiment evaluated the silages at different storage times, and the second experiment evaluated the silages during the aerobic stability test. In both experiments, the experimental design was completely randomized in a factorial scheme (4 × 4 and 4 × 3) with three replicates per treatment. After the ensiling process, lactic acid bacteria predominated in all treatments. The concentration of lactic acid increased significantly from 60 days of ensiling. The concentration of acetic acid varied significantly between the storage times only for the silages treated with urea and LB alone. The silage treated with urea maintained a constant pH value up to 120 days of storage. During the 96 h aerobic stability test, no breaking in the stability of silages was observed. The exclusive or associated use of urea and LB promotes improvement in the fermentative characteristics of cochineal nopal cactus silage, without major alterations in the chemical composition or interfering with the aerobic stability of the silages.  aAnimal nutrition  aSilage fermentation  aStorage quality  aAlimentação Na Seca  aCochonilha  aComposição Química  aFermentação Aeróbica  aNutrição Animal  aPalma Forrageira  aSilagem  aAditivos de silagem  aAlimentação de ruminante  aCaracterística fermentativa da silagem1 aSANTOS, E. M.1 aOLIVEIRA, J. S. de1 aARAUJO, G. G. L. de1 aPERAZZO, A. F.1 aSILVA, A. L. da1 aPEREIRA, D. M.1 aCÉSAR NETO, J. M.1 aSANTOS, F. N. S.1 aLEITE, G. M.  tThe Journal of Agricultural Sciencegv. 158, n. 7, p. 574-582, 2020.