Dinámica de las comunidades bacterianas en ensilados de avena-vicia con adición de inoculantes microbianos = Dynamics of bacterial communities in vetch-oat silages with the addition of microbial inoculants

Abstract

On the one hand, the demand for silage additives, integral to sustainable agriculture, is on the rise due to the increasing consumption of silage across the globe. On the other hand, metagenomic approaches by means of direct DNA extraction and subsequent analyses provide the opportunity to better understand the processes underlying silage formation and estimate the effects of applied starter cultures on microbial population shifts (Hisham et al., 2022). Consequently, our objective was twofold: (1) to elucidate and compare the impact of a native microencapsulated inoculant with a commercially available additive on the fermentation process and after silo opening, and (2) to acquire comprehensive insights into the bacterial communities within vetch-oat silages by utilising 16S gene data.