Table 5.

Fermentation profile and dry matter loss after 30 d of ensiling of whole-plant corn silage treated with increasing application rates of lignocellulolytic enzymes from Pleurotus ostreatus at the time of ensiling (% DM, unless otherwise stated)

Item	Treatments (mg enzymes/kg FM)1					SEM	P-value
	0	9	18	27	36		Linear	Quadratic
pH	3.64	3.60	3.71	3.59	3.64	0.02	0.91	0.35
Lactic acid	5.82	5.33	5.08	6.17	5.35	0.56	0.92	0.65
Acetic acid	0.84	0.84	0.82	1.24	0.78	0.18	0.53	0.34
Propionic acid	0.52	0.73	0.55	0.99	0.34	0.18	0.81	0.12
Butyric acid	ND3	ND3	ND3	ND3	ND3	—	—	—
Total acids	7.18	6.91	6.44	8.36	6.46	0.71	0.99	0.67
NH3-N, % N	4.89	4.79	5.08	4.54	4.67	0.32	0.16	0.52
DM2 loss	13.3	14.4	13.1	12.5	12.7	1.95	0.33	0.74

¹Treatments corresponded to the following enzymatic activities: 0 (0 g of enzymatic complex/kg of fresh matter [FM]), 9 (0.587 g of enzymatic complex/kg of FM), 18 (1.156 g of enzymatic complex/kg of FM), 27 (1.734 g of enzymatic complex/kg of FM), 36 (2.312 g of enzymatic complex/kg of FM).

²Dry matter.

³ND, not detected.