Item

S

H

SEM

Significance

C

I

C

I

F

I

F × I

Fermentation quality

pH

5.56

4.33

5.13

4.24

0.17

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NS

Lactic acid (g∙kg⁻¹ DM)

2.0

52.9

1.9

55.5

7.24

NS

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NS

Acetic acid (g∙kg⁻¹ DM)

21.7

7.1

19.7

7.4

2.24

NS

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NS

Propionic acid (g∙kg⁻¹ DM)

14.2

0.2

15.4

0.3

2.24

NS

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NS

Butyric acid (g∙kg⁻¹ DM)

23.0

0.8

29.3

1.1

4.25

NS

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NS

NH₃-N (g∙kg⁻¹ TN)

174.6

57.8

209.4

48.5

2.14

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V-score

51.4

97.0

46.9

96.9

7.43

NS

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NS

Chemical composition

DM (g∙kg⁻¹)

188

222

181

218

5.7

NS

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NS

OM (g∙kg⁻¹ DM)

924

934

913

922

2.4

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NS

CP (g∙kg⁻¹ DM)

132

127

113

142

3.3

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EE (g∙kg⁻¹ DM)

49

41

45

44

1.0

NS

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ADF (g∙kg⁻¹ DM)

423

394

430

390

5.5

NS

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NS

NDF (g∙kg⁻¹ DM)

666

683

680

665

4.0

NS

NS

NS

K (g∙kg⁻¹ DM)

31.4

26.2

34.6

29.8

0.98

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NS

Ca(g∙kg⁻¹ DM)

1.7

1.0

1.4

1.5

0.08

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Mg (g∙kg⁻¹ DM)

0.9

0.7

0.8

0.7

0.02

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GE (MJ∙kg⁻¹ DM)

19.8

19.2

19.3

19.1

0.09

NS

NS

NS