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Chemical composition and in situ protein degradability of maize silage treated with urea and sulphuric acid

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

M. Chaji ,
M. Danesh Mesgaran ,
H. Nasirimoghaddam  and
A. R. Vakili
M. Chaji*
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, P.O. Box 91775-1163, Mashhad, Iran
M. Danesh Mesgaran
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, P.O. Box 91775-1163, Mashhad, Iran
H. Nasirimoghaddam
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, P.O. Box 91775-1163, Mashhad, Iran
A. R. Vakili
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, P.O. Box 91775-1163, Mashhad, Iran
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E-mail: [email protected]
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Maize silage (MS) is a major diet component in Iranian dairy farms. Forage produced from tropical maize hybrids is noted for its high lignin and low water soluble sugar concentrations. This is possibly related to the lower grain and higher non-grain portion of tropical hybrid plants compared to the other hybrids varieties. In addition as tropical maize silage has low nitrogen concentration, it has been suggested to treat the silage by non-protein nitrogen (NPN) in order to alleviate nutritional deficiency in the rumen and enhance roughage utilization. This study was conducted to evaluate the chemical composition and in situ protein degradability of maize silage treated with urea (U) and sulphuric acid (SA).

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2004 , 2004 , pp. 235
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2004

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