DRY MATTER, CRUDE PROTEIN, AMMONIACAL NITROGEN AND pH OF THREE PEARL MILLET GENOTYPES SILAGES [Pennisetum glaucum (L). R. BR.] IN DIFFERENT FERMENTATION PERIODS

DRY MATTER, CRUDE PROTEIN, AMMONIACAL NITROGEN AND pH OF THREE PEARL MILLET GENOTYPES SILAGES [Pennisetum glaucum (L). R. BR.] IN DIFFERENT FERMENTATION PERIODS

The dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), ammoniacal nitrogen (N-NH3) and pH values were determined in three pearl millet genotypes silage, after 1, 3, 5, 7, 14, 28 and 56 days ensiling in PVC laboratory silos. Dry matter contents of silage ranged from 23.12 to 24.49%; CP mean levels were 10.95% for...

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Main Authors: ROBERTO GUIMARÃES JÚNIOR, LÚCIO CARLOS GONÇALVES, JOSÉ AVELINO SANTOS RODRIGUES, DIOGO GONZAGA JAYME, DANIEL ANANIAS DE ASSIS PIRES, ANA LUIZA COSTA CRUZ BORGES, NORBERTO MÁRIO RODRIGUEZ, ELOÍSA OLIVEIRA SIMÕES SALIBA, IRAN BORGES
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Milho e Sorgo 2005-08-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Milho e Sorgo
Subjects:
nutritional value
silage: ruminants
pearl millet
Online Access:http://rbms.cnpms.embrapa.br/index.php/ojs/article/view/145/145
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Summary:The dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), ammoniacal nitrogen (N-NH3) and pH values were determined in three pearl millet genotypes silage, after 1, 3, 5, 7, 14, 28 and 56 days ensiling in PVC laboratory silos. Dry matter contents of silage ranged from 23.12 to 24.49%; CP mean levels were 10.95% for green forages and 10.40% for silage in the 56th day. In the last evaluation period the N-NH3 and pH mean values were 8.75% and 3.62, respectively. DM and CP contents remained constant (P>0.05) and the N-NH3 values significantly increased, not tending to stability, along the whole fermentation process. However, pH values stabilized after 14 days ensiling.
ISSN:1676-689X
1980-6477

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