Enzyme and inoculant additives produced more efficiently preserved wheat andforage sorghum silages and improved their feeding value. In general, treated silageshad lower pH, acetic acid, and ammonia-nitrogen values and higher lactic acid andlactic to acetic acid ratios than untreated silages. In two of the three trials, cellwall and acid detergent fiber fractions were lower in treated than untreated silages.In Trial 2, the treated sorghum silages were extremely unstable in air and cattleperformance was similar for control and treated silages. In Trial 3, gains and feedconversions in steers were improved for those fed treated forage sorghum silages.
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