Silage fermentation and ruminal degradation of cassava foliage prepared with microbial additive

AMB Express

Table 3 Chemical composition of CF silage

Treatments	DM (%)	OM (% DM)	EE (% DM)	CP (% DM)	ADF (% DM)	NDF (% DM)	RFV
Control	32.52b	91.39	6.88	21.55b	30.48a	41.39a	146.45c
SN	34.21a	90.52	6.62	21.09b	30.49a	40.72a	148.84c
CE	34.36a	89.77	6.57	22.26b	26.01b	38.83b	164.42b
CH1	34.51a	89.62	6.83	21.85b	30.17a	40.56a	149.99c
SN + CE	34.75a	90.14	6.77	24.84a	22.59c	33.96c	195.31a
CH1 + CE	34.60a	92.10	6.92	24.20a	21.67c	35.26c	190.01a
SEM	0.45	0.39	0.06	0.62	1.66	1.27	8.89
P value	0.031	0.789	0.342	0.024	0.008	0.009	0.003

CH1: L. plantarum; SN: L. Rhamnosus; CE: cellulase enzyme; SN + CE: L. plantarum + cellulase enzyme; CH1 + CE: L. Rhamnosus + cellulase enzyme
DM dry matter, OM organic matter, EE ether extract, CP crude protein, NDF neutral detergent fiber, ADF acid detergent fiber, RFV relative feed value, SEM standard error of means
Means within the same column with different letters are significantly different (P < 0.05)