Table 3.
Fermentation quality of field pea silage ensiled for 60 days
| Treatments | DM (%) | pH | WSC (g/kg DM) | Bc (Meq NaOH kg/DM) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FF | 31.17 | 6.06 | 38.02 | 187.88 | |||
| LA (g/kg DM) | AA (g/kg DM) | NH3-N (g/kg TN) | WL (%) | ||||
| CON | 23.53±0.09d | 4.31±0.01C | 11.53±0.06c | 56.66±4.12a | 23.82±1.73A | 99.48±0.35b | 1.52±0.05b |
| OA | 26.65±0.09a | 4.58±0.06A | 17.14±0.24a | 47.37±3.82b | 19.85±0.58B | 63.59±0.14d | 1.71±0.05ab |
| ORE | 22.64±0.06e | 4.40±0.03BC | 15.33±0.43b | 46.67±1.13b | 22.99±0.49A | 102.40±0.78a | 1.67±0.11ab |
| CIN | 25.49±0.11b | 4.47±0.01B | 9.39±0.24d | 26.02±2.28c | 19.36±0.66B | 40.90±0.42e | 1.24±0.04c |
| ORECIN | 23.99±0.08c | 4.45±0.01B | 12.07±0.24c | 30.36±1.93c | 17.24±0.52B | 68.21±0.98c | 1.82±0.05a |
| p-value | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
FF, fresh field pea; CON, control; OA, organic acid; ORE, origanum; CIN, cinnamon; ORECIN, origanum+cinnamon; LA, lactic acid; AA, acetic acid; NH3-N, ammonia nitrogen; WL, weight loss; DM, dry matter; WSC, water-soluble carbohydrates; Bc, buffer capacity; TN, Total nitrogen.
A,B,C
Means with different letters in the same column are statistically significant (p<0.05).
a,b,c
Means with different letters in the same column are statistically significant (p<0.01).