Table 2. Dry matter content, dry matter loss, and chemical composition of silages with different additives
Crop | Treatment | DM (g/kg) | DM loss (g/kg) | CP (g/kg) | ADF (g/kg) | NDF (g/kg) | IVDMD (g/kg) | TDN (%) | RFV |
Proso millet | C | 266.00 | 37.40 | 56.60b | 358.90a | 624.30a | 580.30b | 60.55c | 91c |
FA | 266.60 | 36.80 | 58.20ab | 339.00ab | 620.40a | 639.20a | 62.12b | 94b |
LP | 273.3 | 30.10 | 62.10a | 319.30b | 574.60b | 627.80ab | 63.68a | 104a |
Mean | 268.63A | 34.77A | 58.97 | 339.07B | 606.43A | 615.77B | 62.12 | 96B |
Corn | C | 263.00a | 14.30b | 52.00 | 265.20 | 465.10b | 684.60 | 69.28 | 137a |
FA | 257.40b | 19.90a | 52.20 | 275.90 | 510.80a | 688.40 | 68.53 | 123b |
LP | 265.70a | 11.60b | 57.10 | 268.50 | 467.60b | 716.10 | 69.05 | 135a |
Mean | 262.03A | 15.27B | 53.77 | 269.87C | 481.17B | 696.37A | 68.95 | 132A |
SSH | C | 175.40 | 17.40 | 46.90b | 428.00 | 654.80 | 547.10 | 55.09 | 79 |
FA | 186.70 | 6.10 | 49.80b | 348.10 | 553.60 | 634.00 | 61.40 | 104 |
LP | 180.50 | 12.30 | 67.30a | 388.10 | 617.50 | 612.70 | 58.24 | 88 |
Mean | 180.87B | 11.93B | 54.67 | 388.07A | 608.63A | 597.93B | 58.24 | 90B |
p-value | V | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | 0.8473 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | 6.836 | < 0.0001 |
A | < 0.0001 | 0.0284 | 0.0308 | 0.5713 | 0.0108 | 0.0218 | 0.0406 | < 0.0001 |
V × A | < 0.0001 | 0.7282 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | 0.0547 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | 0.0806 |
Different lowercase letters in the same column indicate significant differences among additives (p < 0.05) and different uppercase letters in the same column indicate significant differences among crops (p < 0.05).
DM, dry matter'; CP, crude protein; ADF, acid detergent fiber; NDF, neutral detergent fiber; IVDMD, in vitro dry matter digestibility; TDN, total digestible nutrients; RFV, relative feed value; C, control; FA, formic acid; LP, Lactobacillus plantarum; SSH, Sorghum-sudangrass hybrid; V, variety; A, additive.