Table 1.

Chemical composition of the silages fed during the study period.

Parameter	Silage 1	Silage 2	Silage 3	Silage 4
Feeding period *	1.	2.	3.	4.
Dry matter %	40.3	32.7	39	32.7
Crude protein% of DM	15.86	13.65	14.8	16.12
NDF % of DM	40.9	58,2	58	46.03
ADF % of DM	35.1	34.8	36.1	31.7
ME MJ/kg of DM	9.47	9.65	9.84	10.18

* Feeding period of different silages

Silage 1: 15.12.05–05.01.06

Silage 2: 06.01.06–11.02.06

Silage 3: 12.02.06–27.03.06

Silage 4: 28.03.06–20.05.06