Chemical composition, and in vitro fermentation of ripe mango silage with molasses.

Abstract

The objective was to evaluate the in vitro fermentation in silage of ripe mango with pangola grass hay and levels of sugar cane molasses as additive. The treatments were: 0 (T0%), 3 (T3%), 6 (T6%) and 9% (T9%) molasses. The ensilage was fermented for 21 days. Dry matter (DM), pH values, lactic acid, crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid detergent fiber (ADF), and ashes (As), partial and the accumulated biogas and methane production, DM degradation (DMD) and NDF degra dation (NDFD) were determined in the ensilages. Variables were analyzed in a completely random design.