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. 2016 Feb 29;11(2):e0150115. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150115

Table 1. Chemical composition of the silages used for incubation.

CSa GSb
Dry matter (DM), % 93.7 90.4
Crude ash, % DM 5.0 8.0
Crude protein, % DM 8.1 17.1
NDFc, % DM 39.8 41.3
ADFd, % DM 25.1 26.4
ADLe, % DM 2.0 1.5
Starch, % DM 31.6 -

aCorn silage,

bGrass silage,

cNeutral detergent fiber without residual ash after α amylase pretreatment,

dAcid detergent fiber,

eAcid detergent lignin.