Effects of cellulase and xylanase on fermentative profile, bacterial diversity, and in vitro degradation of mixed silage of agro-residue and alfalfa

Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture

Table 1 Chemical composition of raw materials before ensiling

Item	Alfalfa	Rice straw	Wheat bran	Mixture	SEM	P value
Dry matter (g/kg FW)	163	924	913	364	126.02	< 0.001
Crude protein (g/kg DM)	219.83	30.16	167.01	172.37	28.26	< 0.001
Neutral detergent fiber (g/kg DM)	522.92	680.16	459.43	489.05	32.82	< 0.001
Acid detergent fiber (g/kg DM)	389.26	538.14	224.90	321.65	45.27	< 0.001
Hemicellulose (g/kg DM)	133.66	142.02	234.53	167.41	16.57	< 0.001
Water soluble carbohydrate (g/kg DM)	78.03	34.51	86.28	79.85	7.80	< 0.001

FW, fresh weight; DM, dry matter; Mixture = 80% alfalfa + 15% wheat bran + 5% rice straw on a fresh matter basis