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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

From: Effects of Piromyces sp. CN6 CGMCC 14449 on fermentation quality, nutrient composition and the in vitro degradation rate of whole crop maize silage

 

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

  1. 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
  2. *Mean values with different superscript letter within the row differ significantly (P < 0.05)
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