SLIDE 14 Treatment1 SEM P-value2 Ctrl LB CaO S2 S3 S5 T D TD Day DM, % 0.43 * * * 21 24.84Ac 25.11Ac 30.95Ab 31.26Aab 31.84Aab 32.3Aa 100 24.64Ac 24.74Ac 31.07Aa 28.02Bb 31.81Aa 32.74Aa pH 0.04 * * * 21 3.22Bc 3.20Bc 4.11Aa 3.20Bc 3.22Bc 3.34Bb 100 3.65Ab 3.62Ab 4.10Aa 3.54Ac 3.55Ac 3.65Ab Lactic acid bacteria, log cfu/g 0.18 * * * 21 7.98Ab 8.02Aab 8.56Aa 7.28Ac 6.97Ac 6.97Ac 100 6.93Babc 7.88Aa 7.79Aab 6.40Babc 5.39Bcd 4.00Bd
Results and Discussion
The DM content, pH, microbial composition (fresh weight basis), aerobic stability and DM recovery of sugarcane silage
A-B, a-cMeans followed by the same uppercase letter in the columns and lowercase letter in the rows are not significantly different based on
Tukey’s test (P < 0.05).
1Ctrl = control; LB = Lactobacillus buchneri 40788 (1 105 CFU/g); CaO = calcium oxide (10 g/kg); S2 = 2 L Safesil/t fresh weight; S3 = 3
L Safesil/t; S3 = 4 L Safesil/t.
2T = effect of treatment, D = effect of day of ensiling; T × D = interaction between treatment and day.