›› 2015, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (11): 2945-2953.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2015.11.019

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Whole-plant Corn Silage Quality Treated with Mixed Acids and its Effect on Sheep Growth Performance

LU Xiao-nan1, DING Lan-lan1, ZHU Wen-guang2, MA Yong1, YU Zhu1, LUO Hai-ling1   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China;
    2. CARS Dongying Experimental Station, Dongying 257335, China
  • Received:2015-05-15 Online:2015-11-20 Published:2015-11-26

Abstract: In order to explore different concentrations of mixed acids in improving quality of whole-plant corn silage and their effects on growth performance of Dorper×Han F1 sheep.4 levels of 45% formic acid,45% propionic acid and 10% sodium propionate were mixed,and 0(control),0.3%,0.6% and 1% were added to 4 groups of ripening period whole-plant corn.The results showed that compared with control group,the experimental groups could significantly decrease the proportion of AA/PA in silage (P<0.05);0.3% and 0.6% groups had the better effects.Based on the result of CNCPS,0.6% group significantly improved the PB3 component (P<0.05),reduced the CC component (P>0.05),and improved the quality of silage.Compared with control group,the experimental groups effectively inhibited the mold and yeast reproduction,improved the aerobic stability of silage.The feeding trial results showed that ADG and F/G of sheep in experimental groups were better than control group,and F/G of both 0.6% and 1% groups were significantly better than that in control group (P<0.05).In conclusion,treatment of mixed acids could improve the quality of whole-plant corn silage,and silage treated with 0.6% levels of mixed acids could significantly improve the growth performance of Dorper×Han F1 sheep.

Key words: mixed acids; whole-plant corn silage; quality; sheep; growth performance

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