Does compaction degree and particle size influence bromatological composition and mycotoxin levels in corn silage?

Authors

  • Eduardo Amaral Toledo Universidade Pitágoras Unopar, Unopar
  • Simone Fernanda Nedel Pertile Universidade Pitágoras Unopar, Unopar https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2260-3756
  • Joice Sifuentes dos Santos Universidade Pitágoras Unopar, Unopar http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1089-0620
  • José Victor Pronievicz Barreto Universidade Pitágoras Unopar, Unopar http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2727-1164
  • Georgete Banchero National Institute of Agricultural Research of Uruguay
  • Marcelo Diniz dos Santos Universidade de Cuiabá, Unic
  • Rafael Luiz Venâncio Universidade Pitágoras Unopar, Unopar
  • Edson Luiz Azambuja Ribeiro Universidade Estadual de Londrina, UEL
  • Mateus Zamboti Universidade Pitágoras Unopar, Unopar
  • Marilice Zundt Universidade do Oeste Paulista, Unoeste
  • Fabiola Cristine Almeida Rego Universidade Pitágoras Unopar, Unopar https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4516-7632

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14808/sci.plena.2020.070207

Keywords:

silage, secondary fungi metabolite, forage quality

Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of compaction degree and particle size on the presence of mycotoxins and the bromatological composition of corn silages. Samples from 47 silos with forage corn silage were collected from the northern region of Paraná State, Brazil. The bromatological composition and concentration of mycotoxin in silages were analyzed according to both the compaction degree (600 kg.m-3 and 700 kg.m-3) and particle size. Mycotoxins were detected using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and test results were considered positive when the mycotoxin concentration was above the detection limit of 100 µg.kg-1 for deoxynivalenol, 2.5 µg.kg-1 for aflatoxin, 5 µg.kg-1 for zearalenone, and 200 µg.kg-1 for fumonisin. Silages with 600 kg.m-3 compaction degree had higher initial and final pH than silages with a higher compaction degree. Silage with a mean particle size less than or equal to 14.56 mm had 12% higher dry matter content than silage with a mean particle size more than 14.56 mm. There was no effect of the compaction degree or particle size on the concentration of mycotoxin, and 83% of the analyzed samples had contamination above the detection limits according to at least one of the studied mycotoxins. Silages with smaller average particle sizes had higher dry matter content. Thus, the degree of compaction and particle size did not affect the presence of mycotoxins in corn silage

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Published

2020-08-27

How to Cite

Toledo, E. A., Pertile, S. F. N., Sifuentes dos Santos, J., Barreto, J. V. P., Banchero, G., dos Santos, M. D., Venâncio, R. L., Ribeiro, E. L. A., Zamboti, M., Zundt, M., & Rego, F. C. A. (2020). Does compaction degree and particle size influence bromatological composition and mycotoxin levels in corn silage?. Scientia Plena, 16(7). https://doi.org/10.14808/sci.plena.2020.070207

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Vol. 16 No. 7 (2020): Julho/July 2020

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