An investigation was carried out to evaluate the potential role of Lactobacillus Plantarum KCC-10 and KCC-19 on the quality and fermentation characterization of Italian ryegrass (IRG) silages. The physiochemical properties of IRG silage such as crude protein content, neutral detergent fiber, acid detergent fiber, total digestible nutrient and in vitro dry matter digestibility were not affected by KCC-10 and KCC-19. The pH of IRG silage in KCC-10 and KCC-19 treatments decreased compared to the control (p<0.05), while the lactic acid content in KCC-10 and KCC-19 treatments increased compared to the control (p<0.05). In addition, the number of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in the KCC-10 treatment increased compared to the control (p<0.05). The number of lactic acid bacteria in KCC-19 increased, but there was no significant difference in all treatments. Therefore, we recommend L. plantarum KCC-10 and KCC-19 as potential additive candidates in IRG silage with lots of advantages.

Ⅰ. INTRODUCTION
Ⅱ. MATERIALS AND METHODS
Ⅲ. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Ⅳ. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Ⅴ. REFERENCES

• Srisesharam Srigopalram(Grassland and forage division, National Institute of Animal Science, RDA)
• Soundharrajan Ilavenil(Grassland and forage division, National Institute of Animal Science, RDA)
• Mayakrishnan Vijayakumar(Grassland and forage division, National Institute of Animal Science, RDA)
• Hyung Soo Park(Grassland and forage division, National Institute of Animal Science, RDA)
• Kyung Dong Lee(Department of Oriental Medicine Materials, Dongsin University)
• Ki Choon Choi(Grassland and forage division, National Institute of Animal Science, RDA) Corresponding author