RT Journal
T1 COMPARISON OF SILO TYPES ON CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND PHYSICAL QUALITY OF SILAGE MADE FROM MAIZE, SORGHUM AND OATS FODDERS
A1 Rafiuddin
A1 M. Abdullah
A1 K. Javed
A1 M. A. Jabbar
A1 M. Q. Shahid
A1 P. S. Jan
A1 M. Ramzan
A1 M. A. Khan
A1 M. Ahmad
JF Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences
JO JAPS
SN 1018-7081
VO 27
IS 3
SP 771
OP 775
YR 2017
FD 2017/06/01
DO DOI N/A
AB <p>The objective of current study was to investigate the effects of trench, bunker and plastic bag silos on chemical and physical characteristics of silages made from three cereal fodders i.e. maize, sorghum and oats in subtropical conditions. Each fodder was harvested at 30-35% dry matter (DM) and ensiled in the said three silo types. The results revealed that trench silo had significantly (P&lt;0.05) highest sensory score (smell, color and structure) followed by bunker and bag silo for each cereal silage. The sensory score for maize (12.99, 12.09 and 10.96), sorghum (11.17, 12.72, and 10.28) and oat silages (12.55, 13.27 and 11.47) corresponding to trench, bunker and bag silos, respectively. The lowest pH values were observed in trench followed by bunker and bag silos, in maize (3.61, 3.65 and 3.81), sorghum (3.71, 3.81 and 3.89) and oat silage (3.82, 3.87 and 3.93), respectively. However, the DM and crude protein (CP) were significantly (P&lt;0.05) higher in trench followed by bunker and bag silos. In-vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD) also varied significantly (P&lt;0.05) among silo types. The higher IVDMD% for maize (65.83, 64.53 and 63.00), sorghum (62.23, 60.43 and 58.00) and oats (59.60, 58.6 and 57.16) silages were observed in trench followed by bunker and bag silo, respectively. The current findings revealed that silage quality was highest in trench silo for cereal fodders in subtropical conditions.</p>
K1 Silo types, cereal silages, physical and chemical quality
PB Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum
LK https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2017-JAPS-97