Effects of cellulase or Lactobacillus plantarum on ensiling performance and bacterial community of sorghum straw

Table 2 Research on fermentation quality of sorghum straw

Item	CK	LP	CEL	LPCEL	SEM	p-value
DM (%FM)	42.74a	41.31a	40.03a	40.98a	0.38	0.26
CP (%DM)	5.81b	8.11a	5.57b	4.64b	0.32	0.02
ADF (%DM)	39.27a	37.01ab	35.92b	38.48ab	0.75	0.04
NDF (%DM)	59.96a	57.78a	57.20a	56.19a	0.49	0.36
pH	3.68a	3.70a	3.63a	3.50b	0.04	< 0.001
Lactic acid (g/kg)	22.26c	25.11b	22.15c	40.59a	4.41	< 0.001
Acetic acid (g/kg)	4.65b	4.30b	5.45b	6.72a	0.54	0.01
Propionic acid (g/kg)	0.47b	0.79a	0.29c	0.04d	0.16	< 0.001
Butyric acid (g/kg)	0.59c	0.84c	1.18b	1.86a	0.28	< 0.001
NH₃-N/TN (%)	7.99a	5.25b	7.85a	8.30a	2.02	0.005

DM dry matter, CP crude protein, ADF acid detergent fibre, NDF neutral detergent fibre, NH₃-N ammonia nitrogen, CK control treatment, LP L. plantarum inoculated treatment, CEL cellulase inoculated treatment, LPCEL mixed additive treatment
The numbers; SEM, standard error of the mean.a, b, c indicating significant differences at p < 0.05 level

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