Table 3.

Voluntary feed intake (VFI) and nutrient digestibility in cows fed the experimental silages

	No additive	FJLB	Molasses	Cassava	SEM	p-value
Total VFI
% BW	2.14b	2.19b	2.41a	2.12b	0.02	0.0310
g/kg BW0.75	94.8c	99.2b	108a	95.1c	0.01	<0.0001
Silage intake
% BW	0.79b	0.84b	1.06a	0.77b	0.02	0.0269
g/kg BW0.75	35.1b	38.57b	47.62a	34.73b	1.24	0.0030
Digestibility (%)
DM	75.64b	75.99ab	81.54a	76.18ab	1.43	0.0943
OM	77.43b	77.82b	83.22a	78.06ab	1.36	0.0878
CP	76.95b	75.27b	81.09a	77.5ab	0.98	0.0454
NDF	66.6b	67.26b	76.75a	68.57b	1.76	0.0314
ADF	66.76	67.63	76.33	65.22	2.91	0.1382

FJLB = Fermented juice of epiphytic lactic acid bacteria; BW = Body weight; DM = Dry matter, OM = Organic matter, CP = Crude protein; NDF = Neutral detergent fiber; ADF = Acid detergent fiber; SEM = Standard error of means.

Values in the same row followed by different letters are significantly different (p<0.05).