Table 1. Pre-ensiling characteristics of wilted forage rye after chemical or biological application

Items	Treatments¹⁾						SEM
Items	Control	SDA3	SDA6	LP	LB	LP + LB	SEM
Dry matter (DM, g/kg fresh weight)	239	234	234	247	248	245	1.42
Crude protein (CP, g/kg DM)	198	197	201	198	201	202	1.07
Neutral detergent fiber (NDF, g/kg DM)	525	506	502	531	528	531	2.89
Acid detergent fiber (ADF, g/kg DM)	284	279	280	287	292	294	1.41
Total digestible nutrients (%)	66.4	66.8	66.8	66.2	65.8	65.7	0.11
IVDMD (g/kg DM)	831	851	871	844	833	839	3.26
pH	6.48	6.48	6.21	6.45	6.50	6.45	0.02
Water-soluble carbohydrates (g/kg DM)	143	143	146	150	144	146	0.53
Ammonia-nitrogen (g/kg total N)	3.69	3.64	2.59	3.19	3.23	3.45	0.10
Lactic acid bacteria (Log₁₀ CFU/g fresh weight)	6.20	6.22	6.24	6.89	6.78	6.96	0.08
Total microorganisms (Log₁₀ CFU/g fresh weight)	6.49	6.55	6.49	7.20	7.15	7.42	0.09
Molds (Log₁₀ CFU/g fresh weight)	3.92	3.80	3.48	3.77	3.56	3.56	0.04

Treatments were untreated silage (Control); SDA3, sodium diacetate applied at 3 g/kg fresh weight; SDA6, sodium diacetate applied at 6 g/kg fresh weight; LP, L. plantarum; LB, L. buchneri; LP + LB, L. plantarum + L. buchneri (1:1 ratio). Application rate of inoculants was 1 × 10⁶ CFU/g fresh weight.
ADICP, acid detergent-insoluble crude protein; IVDMD, in vitro dry matter digestibility.