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1 st WorkshopXIII International Feed Technology SymposiumTable 2. The quality <strong>of</strong> maize silage <strong>and</strong> sudan grass silage in 2004IndexMaize silage yield32.4 t/haSudan grass silage yield66.7 t/ha% DM Yield, t/ha % DM Yield, t/haDry matter(37,00)**( 9,75 )**11,9910010019,84Crude protein 8,67 1,04 9,80 1,94Crude fat 2,71 0,32 2,37 0,47Ash 4,09 0,49 4,27 0,85Neutral detergent fiber14,3539,38 4,72 72,34(NDF)Acid detergent fiber (ADF) 21,60 2,59 43,92 8,71Hemicellulose 17,78 2,13 28,42 5,64Unstructuredcarbohydrates *25645,15 5,41 11,22 2,23% on natural moisture contentFully lactic acid 1,60 0,90Fully acetate acid 0,93 0,96Fully butyric acid 0,00 0,21pH 3,78 4,92- 100 - % crude protein - % crude fat - % ash - % NDF (37.00)- ** % dry matter in full mass with natural moisture contentLower values for individual carbohydrate fractions (ADF <strong>and</strong> NDF) in sudan grasssilage were reported in research by Petkova <strong>and</strong> Zhelev, (3), who used rations withmaize silage <strong>and</strong> sudan grass silage to feed Holstein cows.Results presented in Table 2 show that whole plant maize silage is a higher qualityfeed than sudan grass silage. First, whole plant maize silage contains considerablyless NDF <strong>and</strong> ADF fibers, <strong>and</strong> considerably more unstructural carbohydrates thansudan grass silage. The result <strong>of</strong> this different chemical composition <strong>of</strong> analyzedsilages is that corn silage is much more digestible <strong>and</strong> richer in energy. Lower fibercontent, i.e. better digestibility, mean that whole plant maize silage is a tastier feed,more readily consumed by cattle, <strong>and</strong> that therefore ingestion <strong>of</strong> dry matter <strong>and</strong>energy from the fodder in the ration are higher, which in fact should be the goal forcattle production (meat, milk, <strong>of</strong>fspring).The claim about the undoubtedly better quality <strong>of</strong> maize silage is substantiated alsoby the much more favorable structure <strong>of</strong> organic <strong>acids</strong> created in maize silage duringfermentation (Table 2). Sudan grass has a much less favorable ratio between lactic<strong>and</strong> acetic acid, <strong>and</strong> above all between lactic <strong>and</strong> butyric acid, which has a veryunfavorable effect on its taste, <strong>and</strong> therefore on its level <strong>of</strong> consumption. Underproduction conditions on farm "Jadran" in Cantavir, maximum consumption <strong>of</strong> wholeplant maize silage was up to 25 kg daily per animal, while consumption <strong>of</strong> sudangrass silage was rarely above 15 kg daily per animal. Translated into dry matterintake, the potential for dry matter intake for cows is twice higher for maize silage,than for sudan grass silage.

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