. 2022 Jan 31;64(1):38–51. doi: 10.5187/jast.2021.e131

Table 4. Number of lactic acid bacteria, mold and total microorganisms as a function of ensiling days.

Microbial count¹⁾	Forage type	Ensiling days									SEM
Microbial count¹⁾	Forage type	1	2	3	5	10	15	20	30	45	SEM
Lactic acid bacteria	Proso millet	6.48^bB	6.88^aA	6.94^aB	6.93^aB	6.96^aB	6.48^bB	5.78^cC	5.78^cB	5.34^dB	0.11
	Corn	6.84^fA	6.85^fA	7.23^cdA	7.30^cA	7.77^aA	7.61^abA	7.04^eA	6.60^gA	6.08^hA	0.08
	Sorghum-sudangrass hybrid	5.08^dC	5.68^cB	6.60^bc	6.53^BC	6.95^aB	6.60^bB	6.95^aB	6.62^bA	5.89^cA	0.12
Molds	Proso millet	3.49^dA	4.21^cA	4.30^baA	4.20^cA	5.00^abA	5.38^aA	4.34^bcA	4.04^cB	4.80^bA	0.30
	Corn	3.18^cB	3.00^cC	4.00^bB	3.00^cC	4.05^bB	4.00^BC	3.85^bB	4.67^aA	4.18^abB	0.41
	Sorghum-sudangrass hybrid	3.48^cdA	3.30^dB	3.85^bB	3.70^bcB	3.29^dC	5.11^aB	3.60^bcC	3.31^dC	3.00^eC	0.13
Total microorganisms	Proso millet	7.43^bA	7.51^bA	7.44^bA	7.79^aB	7.86^aB	7.26^bcA	7.04^cB	6.30^dC	6.60^eB	0.10
	Corn	7.05^cB	7.29^cA	7.18^cB	8.10^bA	8.85^aA	7.11^cAB	7.85^bA	7.04^cB	7.12^cA	0.19
	Sorghum-sudangrass hybrid	6.57^cC	6.88^bB	6.48^cC	7.01^bc	7.40^aC	6.95^bB	7.04^bB	7.32^aA	6.51^cB	0.08

¹⁾

Microbial count was expressed as the logarithmic number of colony-forming units per gram fresh mass.

^a-h

Values with different lowercase letters within each row show significant difference among ensiling days with the same forage type.

^A-C

Values with different capital letters within each column show significant differences among forage types in the same ensiling day (p < 0.05).