Effect of Moisture Content on the Chemical Composition and Fermentation Quality of Italian Ryegrass Haylage
2015
Park, H.S., National Institute of Animal Science, Cheonan, Republic of Korea | Choi, K.C., National Institute of Animal Science, Cheonan, Republic of Korea | Kim, J.H., National Institute of Animal Science, Cheonan, Republic of Korea | So, M.J., National Institute of Animal Science, Cheonan, Republic of Korea | Kim, W.H., National Institute of Animal Science, Cheonan, Republic of Korea | Srisesharam, S., National Institute of Animal Science, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of moisture content on the haylage quality of Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum). Seven levels of moisture content (60%, 55%, 50%, 45%, 40%, 35%, and 30%) were tested in this experiment. The results show that the feed value, crude-protein content, neutral detergent fiber, acid detergent fiber, and in vitro dry-matter digestibility were not significantly different as the moisture content decreased. The pH and lactic-acid content, however, decreased significantly as the moisture content decreased, whereas the content of acetic and butyric acid increased significantly. We concluded that a moisture content within a range from 60% to 40% is best for Italian-ryegrass haylage.
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