FEATURES OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE HAYLAGE FOR CATTLE
The paper describes a method for harvesting alfalfa haylage with an increased buffer capacity using a preservative based on osmotolerant lactic acid and propionic acid bacteria. In the experiment conducted at Druzhba CJSC in the Kanevsky district of the Krasnodar Territory, the Biovet bioconservative was used to reduce the loss of silage energy associated with the process of conservation and preservation of the nutritional value of the feed. The Biovet consists of two complexes of lactic acid and propionic acid bacteria: complex No. 1 - the ratio of lactic acid and propionic acid bacteria is 3: 1, and complex No. 2 - 1 : 5. When the alfalfa mass was dried before laying on haylage to a moisture content of 65% and the Biovet bio preservative was used with molasses, the metabolizable energy loss after 4 months of storage was 6.5%.