Table 3 Effects of additives on the chemical compositions of silages

DM

C

357^B

352^C

345^B

346^C

347^B

346^A

344^B

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

(g/kg FM)

E

364^A

362^AB

365^A

347^AB

354^A

351^A

353^A

X

361^AB

360^B

360^A

352^A

350^AB

345^A

344^B

EX

357^B

370^A

361^A

351^A

352^A

351^A

353^A

WSC

C

60.35^D

60.24^C

60.16^B

56.89^C

57.46^C

56.37^B

52.88^C

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

(g/kg DM)

E

67.88^C

81.83^B

67.95^B

61.51^B

61.10^B

60.10^A

58.67^B

X

77.08^B

76.44^B

67.31^B

65.33^A

65.26^A

61.23^A

61.49^A

EX

88.48^A

105.09^A

88.60^A

63.92^AB

63.95^A

61.85^A

60.16^AB

Crude protein

C

177.09^A

178.80^A

175.10^B

175.78^C

175.95^B

175.07^C

172.32^B

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

(g/kg DM)

E

176.35^A

178.34^A

174.40^B

177.04^BC

178.32^A

176.17^AB

172.88^B

X

178.45^A

176.59^B

176.40^A

179.24^A

178.18^A

177.05^A

176.69^A

EX

178.84^A

176.91^B

176.77^A

178.55^AB

178.44^A

175.53^BC

174.98^A

NDF

C

488.86^AB

491.92^A

480.54^A

474.90^A

488.06^A

440.55^A

438.09^A

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

(g/kg DM)

E

496.50^A

469.06^B

477.37^AB

461.38^AB

467.36^AB

440.21^A

438.02^A

X

476.52^BC

458.92^BC

457.48^B

444.78^B

456.44^B

426.40^A

426.84^A

EX

466.95^C

444.11^C

459.33^B

459.14^AB

464.38^AB

437.94^A

431.74^A

ADF

C

317.35^B

341.06^A

338.47^AB

315.28^C

325.03^A

316.01^A

322.03^A

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

(g/kg DM)

E

315.80^B

318.92^A

324.33^B

321.73^B

335.15^A

321.90^A

323.29^A

X

320.10^B

330.34^A

317.63^B

336.22^A

333.73^A

325.69^A

322.88^A

EX

339.92^A

330.29^A

346.38^A

345.93^A

344.83^A

331.09^A

296.85^B

Hemicellulose

C

171.51^AB

150.86^A

142.07^A

159.62^A

163.03^A

124.54^A

116.07^AB

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

(g/kg DM)

E

180.70^A

150.15^A

153.04^A

139.64^AB

132.22^AB

118.31^AB

114.74^AB

X

156.42^B

128.57^AB

139.85^A

108.57^C

122.72^B

100.71^B

103.96^B

EX

127.03^C

113.82^B

112.95^B

113.22^BC

119.55^B

106.85^AB

134.89^A