Table 3.
Effects of different treatments on lactic acid bacteria, fungi, coliform bacteria count counts in alfalfa-corn mixed silage during ensiling.
| Parameters | Treatment (T) | Ensiling time (E) | SEM | p-value | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Day 3 | Day 5 | Day 7 | Day 15 | Day 30 | T | E | T × E | |||
| Lactic acid bacteria, Log10cfu/g FM | M1C1 | 6.29b | 6.10Cc | 5.89Ad | 5.73d | 6.46Aab | 6.56a | 0.02 | 0.004 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| M1C0 | 6.22b | 6.16Bb | 5.75Bc | 5.71c | 6.32Ab | 6.78a | |||||
| M0C1 | 6.11ab | 6.24Aa | 5.83ABbc | 5.87bc | 5.58Bc | 6.43a | |||||
| Yeasts and modes, Log10cfu/g FM | M1C1 | 5.89a | 4.54Bb | 4.50ABb | 4.17Bc | 4.04c | 4.24bc | 0.041 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.001 |
| M1C0 | 5.71a | 4.39Bbc | 4.33Bbc | 4.82Ab | 4.58bc | 4.15c | |||||
| M0C1 | 5.79a | 5.57Aab | 5.04Abc | 4.40ABc | 4.44c | 5.14abc | |||||
| Coliform bacteria, Log10cfu/g FM | M1C1 | 5.80a | 5.42Ab | 4.99Ab | 4.91Abc | 4.61Abc | 4.51Ac | 0.025 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| M1C0 | 5.88a | 5.11Bb | 5.01Ab | 4.47Bc | 4.11 Bd | 3.94 Bd | |||||
| M0C1 | 6.11a | 4.35Cc | 4.08Bc | 4.35Bc | 4.65Ab | 4.33ABc | |||||
M1C1, non-irradiated alfalfa (50%) and non-irradiated corn (50%); M1C0, non-irradiated alfalfa (50%) and irradiated corn (50%); M0C1, irradiated alfalfa (50%) and non-irradiated corn (50%); SEM, standard error of mean; A–CIndicate differences between values within the same column at p < 0.05; a–dIndicate differences between values within the same row at p < 0.05.