Animal Husbandry and Feed Science ›› 2010, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (9): 35-35.doi: 10.12160/j.issn.1672-5190.2010.09.018

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Study on Cicer Milkvetch Silage

YU Guo-hui, XU Qing-fang, YU Zhu, SUN Qi-zhong, XUE Yan-lin (1.College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, China; 2. College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; 3. Grassland Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hohhot 010010, China; 4. Institute of Grassland Research, Inner Mongolia Academy of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Sciences, Hohhot 010031, China)   

  • Online:2010-09-20 Published:2010-09-20

Abstract: The aim of this study was to observe silage prosperities of cicer milkvetch and to determine fermentation quality and nutritional content of citer milkvetch silage. The fresh and wilted citer milkvetch during flowering stage were bagged for fermentation with formic acid (6 mL/kg) or sucrose (2%) for 360 d. The CK was also set up. After fermentation of citer milkvetch, wilting reduced the pH value and lactic acid content (P〈0.05) and decreased the ammonia nitrogen content significantly (P〈0.01). Supplementation of formic acid or sucrose reduced the pH value and ammonia nitrogen content significantly (P〈0.01), increased the lactic acid content (P 〈0.05) and reduced the acid content (P〈0.05). Wilting or supplementation of acid or sucrose had no significant effect on nutrient content (NDF, ADF, Ash and EE), dry matter recovery nitrate content and nitrite content of citer milkvetch silage. Supplementation of formic acid increased CP content significantly (P〈0.05). The nitrate content decreased obviously after fermentation.

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