Yogurt and molasses can alter microbial-digestive and nutritional characteristics of pomegranate leaves silage

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Table 2 Mineral compositions of fresh pomegranate leaves or ensiled with different additives

Treatment	Ca	P	Na	K	Mg	Mn	Fe	Zn
PL before ensiling	19.7^bc	1.70^b	0.53	2.67^c	2.60^d	25.5^b	155^c	6.33^d
PL after ensiling	29.8^a	2.57^a	0.78	5.24^a	4.11^a	36.8^a	438^a	12.9^a
PL ensiled 2% yogurt	21.4^b	1.82^b	0.82	3.62^bc	3.56^abc	31.5^a	340^b	10.0^bc
PL ensiled 4% yogurt	15.4^c	1.73^b	0.78	4.25^ab	3.08^bcd	23.9^b	302^b	9.57^bc
PL ensiled 2% molasses	21.5^b	2.07^ab	0.71	3.56^bc	3.67^ab	31.3^a	372^ab	11.5^ab
PL ensiled 4% molasses	16.5^c	1.80^b	0.53	3.68^bc	2.83^cd	23.3^b	303^b	8.49^c
SEM	1.36	0.19	0.12	0.36	0.23	1.78	22.5	0.70
P-value	0.0001	0.05	0.34	0.007	0.005	0.0009	< 0.0001	0.0004

Means within columns followed by the same letter are not different
PL pomegranate leaves, Ca (g/kg DM) calcium, P (g/kg DM) phosphorus, Na (g/kg DM) sodium, K (g/kg DM) potassium, Mg (g/kg DM) magnesium (g/kg DM), Mn (mg/kg DM) manganese, Fe (mg/kg DM) iron, Zn (mg/kg DM) zinc
SEM standard error of the mean