Table 4.
Effects of different additive treatments on the nutrient value (g kg−1 DM, unless stated otherwise) of whole crop maize silage after 30 days fermentation
| Treatment* | SEM | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CK | FU | EN | |||
| DM (g kg−1 FM) | 263.6 | 264.8 | 255.2 | 2.9 | 0.355 |
| NDF | 546.6a | 509.7b | 517.7b | 5.4 | 0.017 |
| ADF | 301.1a | 283.4b | 289.0b | 3.0 | 0.035 |
| CP | 80.8b | 87.0a | 86.2a | 1.1 | 0.011 |
| EE | 32.5 | 29.4 | 28.9 | 0.9 | 0.192 |
| WSC | 37.5b | 49.3a | 50.5a | 2.5 | 0.034 |
| DMR | 959.6 | 964.5 | 941.5 | 6.1 | 0.302 |
DM: dry matter; FM: fresh matter; NDF: neutral detergent fibre; ADF: acid detergent fibre; CP: crude protein; EE: ether extract; WSC: water soluble carbohydrate; DMR: dry matter recovery rate; SEM: standard error of means; CK: control; FU: fungus addition; EN: compound enzyme addition
*Mean values with different superscript letter within the row differ significantly (P < 0.05)