Changes in microbial population during fermentation of feedlot waste with corn |
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| Authors: | Hrubant G R |
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| Affiliation: | Northern Regional Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Peoria, Illinois 61604. |
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| Abstract: | A new process for recycling feedlot waste involves the fermentation of liquid from this waste combined with corn. Changes in the flora of this silage-like fermentation were followed. The fermentation was dominated by lactobacilli and yeasts, which initially constitute 1% or less of the natural flora. The species of yeasts and lactics involved were characterized. The fermentation has two phases. A single heterolactic species multiplied rapidly for the first 24 h until it represented 95% of the lactobacilli and more than 90% of the total microflora. It displaced the betabacterium predominant among lactics of the original waste; the acid produced killed coliforms and other organisms in feedlot waste; and the acetic acid produced probably caused the death of the dominant native yeast Trichosporon cutaneum (de Beurm., Gougerot et Vaucher) Ota. The peak lactobacillus count remained constant (about 2 × 109 organisms/g [wet weight]) throughout the rest of the fermentation. Homolactics dominated the later phase and yeasts increased to 9.5 × 107 organisms/g (wet weight). At 6 days, a stable mixture of three lactobacilli was present, one streptobacterium, one thermobacterium, and one betabacterium. Similarly, yeasts stabilized as a mixture of two Candida sp. and one Pichia sp. The dominant species of lactics were characterized. Information on the sequence of microorganisms provides a basis for enhanced protein synthesis in the fermentation. |
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