Items1 | Treatments2 | SEM3 | P-value |
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CK | BA | BS |
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DM, g/kg | 27.4 | 28.1 | 28.1 | 0.25 | 0.405 |
WSC, g/kg DM | 159b | 186a | 181a | 4.5 | 0.002 |
Starch, g/kg DM | 94.3a | 62.5b | 75.5b | 0.51 | 0.005 |
CP, g/kg DM | 84.0b | 82.2c | 85.3a | 0.46 | < 0.001 |
NPN, g/kg total N | 97.3b | 144.1a | 92.0c | 8.29 | < 0.001 |
NH3-N, g/kg total N | 68.2 | 61.5 | 68.4 | 1.55 | 0.097 |
αNDF, g/kg DM | 481a | 478a | 468b | 0.2 | < 0.001 |
ADF, g/kg DM | 252a | 248a | 235b | 0.3 | < 0.001 |
- a-c Means within a row without a common superscript letter differ
- 1DM, dry matter; WSC, water soluble carbohydrates; CP, crude protein; NPN, non-protein nitrogen; NH3-N, ammonia nitrogen; αNDF, neutral detergent fiber assayed with a heat stable amylase and expressed inclusive of residual ash; ADF, acid detergent fiber expressed inclusive of residual ash
- 2CK, control, no inoculations; BA, silages inoculated with Bacillus amyloliquefaciens; BS, silages inoculated with Bacillus subtilis
- 3SEM, standard error of the mean