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PJB-2011-403

EFFECT OF MATURITY ON COMPARATIVE NUTRITIVE VALUE AND FERMENTATION CHARACTERISTICS OF MAIZE, SORGHUM AND MILLET SILAGES

SOHAIL HASSAN KHAN1*, ATIYA AZIM2, MUHAMMAD SARWAR1AND ABDUL GHAFAR KHAN2
Abstract

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This study was conducted to compare nutritional worth of maize (Zea mays), sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) and millet (Pennisetum americanum) silages. These fodders were manually harvested and then preserved in laboratory scale silos at three physiological stages i.e., pre heading (CS1), heading (CS2) and milk stage (CS3). The results showed that the dry matter, neutral detergent fibre, acid detergent fibre, acid detergent lignin and water soluble carbohydrate contents increased (p

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