Evaluation of additives and phenological stage on the nutritional value of Tithonia tubiformis silage

Authors

  • Cloe Dafne Álvarez-García ,
    • Jair Jesús Sánchez-Valdés ,
      • Dixan Pozo-Leyva ,
        • Carlos Manuel Arriaga-Jordán ,
          • Felipe López-González Autonomous University of Mexico State image/svg+xml

            DOI:

            https://doi.org/10.19136/era.a10n2.3383

            Keywords:

            Animal feed, weed, Tithonia tubiformis

            Abstract

            The objective was to evaluate Tithonia tubiformis silage with different additives to determine its chemical composition, ruminal fer- mentation parameters and in vitro gas production, two phenological stages (flowering and reproductive) and three additive treatments for the silages were evaluated; control (CTR), molasses (MLZ) and lactic acid bacteria (BAL), through an analysis of variance with a 3x2 factorial experimental design. The variables evaluated were dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM), crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid detergent fiber (ADF), estimated metabolizable energy (eEM), in vitro digestibility of DM (IVDDM), MO (IVDOM) and NDF (IVDNDF), as well as in vitro gas production. Differences (P < 0.05) were found in the chemical composition, in vitro digestibility, eEM and parameters of fermentation kinetics variables between treatments, except for ADF, IVNDF, C1, B, C2 and lag, regarding phenological stages there were differences (P < 0.05) in all variables except for NDF, ADF, A and C1.

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            Author Biographies

            • Cloe Dafne Álvarez-García, ,

              Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México

            • Jair Jesús Sánchez-Valdés, ,

              Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México

            • Dixan Pozo-Leyva, ,

              Tecnológico Nacional de México Campus I. T. de la Zona Maya

            • Carlos Manuel Arriaga-Jordán, ,

              Universidad Autónoma del estado de México

            Published

            2023-06-20

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            Section

            SCIENTIFIC NOTE

            How to Cite

            Álvarez-García, C. D., Sánchez-Valdés, J. J., Pozo-Leyva, D., Arriaga-Jordán, C. M., & López-González, F. (2023). Evaluation of additives and phenological stage on the nutritional value of Tithonia tubiformis silage. Ecosistemas Y Recursos Agropecuarios, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.19136/era.a10n2.3383

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