Abstract
The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of ensiling density on chemical and microbiological characteristics of sorghum silage. Thirty-six minisilos made of PVC with a volume of 3.1 dm3 were used. A completely randomized design was used with six replications per each treatment. The treatments differed in packing density: 300, 375, 450, 525, 600 and 675 kg of fresh forage per m3. The contents of dry matter (DM), crude protein and the count of lactic acid bacteria tended to increase with increasing packing density. The highest DM contents were observed for silages with density of 525 kg · m−3. The contents of organic matter, water-soluble carbohydrates, ammoniacal nitrogen, acid detergent fibre, hemicellulose, cellulose and nitrogen insoluble in neutral and acid detergents were not affected by silage density. However, the contents of neutral detergent fibre, lignin, pH values, yeast and mould counts and the DM losses tended to decrease together with increasing silage density. It was observed that the silage with the highest density resulted in lower DM losses when compared to the silage densities lower than 525 kg · m−3. So, it can be stated that the minimum density of sorghum silage ensuring its quality is 525 kg · m−3.
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Claim · model-written summary
Dry matter, crude protein and lactic acid bacteria count in sorghum silage tended to increase with increasing packing density.
- Treatment
- packing densitye1
- Outcome
- dry matter (DM), crude protein and the count of lactic acid bacteriae1
- Direction
- tended to increasee1
SorghumNot reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“chemical and microbiological characteristics of sorghum silage”
e1“The contents of dry matter (DM), crude protein and the count of lactic acid bacteria tended to increase with increasing packing density”
Claim · model-written summary
Silage at 525 kg · m−3 density had the highest DM content.
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e0“chemical and microbiological characteristics of sorghum silage”
e2“The highest DM contents were observed for silages with density of 525 kg · m−3”
Claim · model-written summary
Neutral detergent fibre and lignin in sorghum silage tended to decrease with increasing silage density.
- Treatment
- increasing silage densitye3
- Outcome
- neutral detergent fibre, lignine3
- Direction
- tended to decreasee3
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e0“chemical and microbiological characteristics of sorghum silage”
e3“The contents of neutral detergent fibre, lignin, pH values, yeast and mould counts and the DM losses tended to decrease together with increasing silage density”
Claim · model-written summary
pH values, yeast and mould counts and DM losses in sorghum silage tended to decrease with increasing silage density.
- Treatment
- increasing silage densitye3
- Outcome
- pH values, yeast and mould counts and the DM lossese3
- Direction
- tended to decreasee3
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Verbatim
e0“chemical and microbiological characteristics of sorghum silage”
e3“The contents of neutral detergent fibre, lignin, pH values, yeast and mould counts and the DM losses tended to decrease together with increasing silage density”
Claim · model-written summary
Organic matter, water-soluble carbohydrates and ammoniacal nitrogen in sorghum silage were not affected by silage density.
- Treatment
- silage densitye4
- Outcome
- organic matter, water-soluble carbohydrates, ammoniacal nitrogene4
- Direction
- not affectede4
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Verbatim
e0“chemical and microbiological characteristics of sorghum silage”
e4“The contents of organic matter, water-soluble carbohydrates, ammoniacal nitrogen, acid detergent fibre, hemicellulose, cellulose and nitrogen insoluble in neutral and acid detergents were not affected by silage density”
Claim · model-written summary
Acid detergent fibre, hemicellulose and cellulose in sorghum silage were not affected by silage density.
- Treatment
- silage densitye4
- Outcome
- acid detergent fibre, hemicellulose, cellulosee4
- Direction
- not affectede4
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Verbatim
e0“chemical and microbiological characteristics of sorghum silage”
e4“The contents of organic matter, water-soluble carbohydrates, ammoniacal nitrogen, acid detergent fibre, hemicellulose, cellulose and nitrogen insoluble in neutral and acid detergents were not affected by silage density”
Claim · model-written summary
Nitrogen insoluble in neutral and acid detergents in sorghum silage was not affected by silage density.
- Treatment
- silage densitye4
- Outcome
- nitrogen insoluble in neutral and acid detergentse4
- Direction
- not affectede4
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“chemical and microbiological characteristics of sorghum silage”
e4“The contents of organic matter, water-soluble carbohydrates, ammoniacal nitrogen, acid detergent fibre, hemicellulose, cellulose and nitrogen insoluble in neutral and acid detergents were not affected by silage density”
Claim · model-written summary
The minimum density of sorghum silage ensuring its quality is 525 kg · m−3.
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Verbatim
e0“chemical and microbiological characteristics of sorghum silage”
e5“the minimum density of sorghum silage ensuring its quality is 525 kg · m−3”
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