Effect of Different Additives and Ratios on Silage Quality Characteristics of Common Reed Growing in Drainage Channels

Year 2025, Volume: 35 Issue: 2, 360 - 368, 30.06.2025

Süleyman Temel , Bilal Keskin , Hüseyin Uluca

https://doi.org/10.29133/yyutbd.1639210

Abstract

This study aims to determine some nutritional, chemical, and fermentation properties of Common reed silage using different additives (alfalfa grass, crushed corn, sugar beet molasses, and 1:1 alfalfa grass + sugar beet molasses) and their ratios (0%, 5%, 10% and 15%). Additives were added based on fresh weight to the Common reed grass, which was cut and chopped (1.0 cm sizes) at the beginning of the panicle. Then it was bagged in a vacuum device and left to ferment at 25±2 °C for 60 days. Analyse results showed that all additives increased crude protein, raw ash (RA), dry matter (except molasses), Fleig score, and lactic acid content (except alfalfa) of Common reed silage compared to the control but decreased the pH (except alfalfa), ammonia production, neutral detergent fiber, and acid detergent fiber contents. A similar situation (except RA) occurred as the levels of additives increased. On the other hand, molasses, crushed corn, and increasing levels of these additives increased the lactic acid content of the silage, while decreasing the acetic, propionic, and butyric acid contents. As a result, a quality silo material can be obtained from the Common reed by applying 5% alfalfa grass + 5% molasses.

Keywords

Fermentation characteristics , Nutritional and Chemical contents , Phragmites australis , Silage additives

Ethical Statement

This study does not require Ethics Committee Approval.

Supporting Institution

Iğdır University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit (SRPCU)

Project Number

ZIF0324A02

Thanks

This study, numbered ZIF0324A02, was funded by the Iğdır University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit (SRPCU). We wish to express the SRPCU unit for their contributions.

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