QUALITY PARAMETERS AND NUTRIONAL VALUES OF SILAGE FROM SORGHUM HYBRIDS (Sorghum bicolor, L. MOENCH)
The experiment was conducted with the purpose evaluating quality parameters and nutritional values of silage from the sorghum hybrids AGX-213 and AG-2002 (forage), AGX-217 and AG-2005E (double-purpose). The contrast analysis showed that the silage of double-purpose hybrids (AGX-217 and AG-2005E) had...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Milho e Sorgo
2004-04-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Milho e Sorgo |
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| Online Access: | http://rbms.cnpms.embrapa.br/index.php/ojs/article/view/95/96 |
| Summary: | The experiment was conducted with the purpose evaluating quality parameters and nutritional values of silage from the sorghum hybrids AGX-213 and AG-2002 (forage), AGX-217 and AG-2005E (double-purpose). The contrast analysis showed that the silage of double-purpose hybrids (AGX-217 and AG-2005E) had higher dry matter content (34.80 versus 32.65%) and IVOMD (59.76 versus 54.02%), and lower neutral detergent fiber content (66.62 versus 73.66%), acid detergent fiber (31.84 versus 35.19%) and mineral matter (4.84 versus 7.51%), resulting in silage with better quality and nutritional value in relation to the forage hybrids (AGX-213 and AG-2002). The contrast analysis showed no difference in the crude protein content between the double-purpose hybrids (5.85%) and forage hybrids (5.55%). Based on the chemical analysis of the silage, the AG-2005E performed better than the AGX-213, AG-2002 and AGX-217 hybrids, producing high quality silage. |
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| ISSN: | 1676-689X 1980-6477 |