Quality Charecteristics of Sorghum and Some Plants Silages Mixed at Different Rates
2017
ARSLAN, M.; ERDURMUŞ, C.; ÖTEN, M.; AYDINOĞLU, B.; ÇAKMAKÇI, S.
This study was conducted to determine the crude nutrient contents and quality characteristics of silages prepared from sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) (S100) and the mixture of sorghum and soybean (Glycine max L.), Capparis spp., lesser burnet (Sanguisorba minor Scop), Leucenea leucocephala L. at the rates of 20%, 40%, 60% respectively. As a result of this experiment, among all silages, while highest crude protein (16.50%) were determined from 40% sorghum + 60% L. leucocephala (S40+L60) silage, the least crude protein (3.71%) determined from 100% sorghum (S100) silage. In addition, in legume mixed sorghum silages, dry matter (between 25.45% with 39.85), crude fat (between 2.10% with 4.07), crude ash (between 1.77% with 4.48), water soluable carbohydrate (between 1.08% with 2.09), calcium (between 0.40% with 2.56) and phosphor (between 0.11% with 0.43) showed significant increase, however; crude cellulose (between 18.18% with 23.81), notr detegent fiber (between 30.52% with 43.35) and acid detergent fiber (between 17.42% with 22.23) decreased significantly (P<0.01). As a result of this study, on mixing sorghum with these 4 crops could possibly result in a high quality silages notably for protein, and these crops could be evaluated for silage.
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