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- Title
ANALYSIS OF THE CORN STOVER FOR ENSILING, FEED NUTRIENTS AND DIGESTIBILITY IN CROSSBRED CATTLE.
- Authors
Nazar, M.
- Abstract
Corn stover are burnt after corn cobs collection in the field, creating global warming along with precious organic matter wastage. In this experiment corn stover silage (CSS) (stover without cobs and corn seeds/grains) inoculated with 10% water, 1% molasses and 0.2% urea were compared with the normal whole crop corn (WCC) silage at full bloom stage (30% DM). Twenty (n=20) bunker silos of > ten tons capacity each were prepared separately for both types. The results revealed that there was no significant difference (P>0.05) between both of these types regarding sensory score (colour, smell and structure) and flieg score. Values regarding average pH, feed intake (after balancing DM%) and time of appearance of fungal mass after opening of both types of bunkers was without any significant difference (P>0.05). Regarding chemical analysis high DM, Ash, NDF and ADF with significant difference (P<0.05) while low GE, ME, CP and Body weight gain but without any significant difference (P>0.05) were observed. It can be concluded that CSS can be successfully used instead of burning this precious commodity by adopting this method to fulfill all the maintenance requirements in large ruminants.
- Subjects
CORN stover; CATTLE crossbreeding; CORN analysis; CORNCOBS; CORN seeds; ANIMAL feeds
- Publication
Pakistan Journal of Science, 2019, Vol 71, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
0030-9877
- Publication type
Article