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Table 2.

Summary of the analysis of ensiled material recovered at the end of the ensiling period with Pediococcus pentosaceus DSM 32291

Study	Application rate (CFU/kg forage)	Dry matter loss (%)	pH	Lactic acid (% fresh matter)	Acetic acid (% fresh matter)	Ammonia‐N (% total N)
1	0	3.2	5.0	1.8	0.3	6.4
1	5 × 10⁷	2.5^*	4.2^*	2.9^*	0.1^*	5.2^*
2	0	10.4	5.2	0.7	0.3	21.5
2	5 × 10⁷	2.6^*	4.0^*	1.9^*	0.1^*	5.6^*
3	0	8.0	5.4	0.5	0.2	16.0
3	5 × 10⁷	1.8^*	4.0^*	2.1^*	0.1^*	5.6^*

CFU: colony forming unit.

^* Significantly different from the control value at p < 0.05.