Tables at a glance

Table 1

Table 2

Table 3

Table 4

Table 5

Table 1

	Milk stage		Wax stage
	Corn	Alfalfa	Corn	alfalfa
Dry Matter	93.36	93.04	90.62	93.04
Crude Protein	6.48	15.62	10.23	15.62
Ether Extract	1.41	1.66	1.35	1.66
Ash	6.07	9.48	5.69	9.48
Crude Fiber	18.61	31.56	25.79	31.56
Natural detergent fiber	46.60	47.64	50.77	47.64
Acid detergent fiber	23.61	36.39	26.47	36.39
Acid detergent lignin	3.30	11.33	3.51	11.33

Table 1: Nutrient Contents of Corn and Alfalfa Silage Raw Materia %, DM

Table 2

Corn:Alfalfa		Milk stage	Wax stage
Crude Protein	4:0	6.25± 0.61_a^a	7.49 ± 0.76 _a^a
	3:1	4.79± 0.42_a^a	12.67± 2.18_b^ab
	2:2	19.62±0.88_b^a	15.12±1.96_b^b
	1:3	17.70±1.39_a^b	13.44±5.27_ab^a
	0:4	23.58±3.64^c_a	23.58±3.64^c_a
Ether Extract	4:0	2.60±0.33 ^a_a	2.66±0.08 ^a_a
	3:1	3.15±0.40 ^a_a	3.41±0.09 ^b_a
	2:2	3.07±0.14 ^a_a	3.21±0.06^b_a
	1:3	2.85±0.09^a_a	3.15±0.02^b_b
	0:4	2.54±0.24^a_a	2.54±0.24^a_a
Crude Fiber	4:0	21.50±1.50^a_a	20.03±1.47^a_a
	3:1	21.59±1.91^a_a	24.76±0.39^ab_a
	2:2	26.27±1.02^ab_a	28.98±0.08^bc_a
	1:3	30.53±1.85^bc_a	32.02±0.34^c_a
	0:4	33.46±2.70^c_a	33.46±2.70^c_a
Ash	4:0	5.64±0.14^a_a	5.29±0.29^a_a
	3:1	6.35±0.12^b_a	6.08±0.24^a_a
	2:2	7.33±0.11^ca	7.19±0.16^b_a
	1:3	8.84±0.04^d_a	9.09±0.15^ca
	0:4	10.61±0.34^e_a	10.61±0.34^e_a

Table 2: Analysis and comparison of conventional nutrients in different proportion silage. %DM
Note:Different superscripts in the table indicate significant differences between different proportions in the same period, and different subscripts indicate significant differences between different periods in the same proportion(P< 0.05).

Table 3

Corn:Alfalfa		(score)	Texture (score)	Color (score)	Total score	Grade
Milk stage	4:0	13	4	2	19
	3:1	13	4	2	19	Excellent
	2:2	12	3	2	17	Excellent
	1:3	11	3	1	15	Good
	0:4	8	3	0	11	Good
Wax stage	4:0	12	4	1	17	Excellent
	3:1	13	4	1	18	Excellent
	2:2	13	4	2	19	Excellent
	1:3	12	4	2	18	Excellent
	0:4	8	3	0	11	Good

Table 3: Sensory evaluation of mixed silage of alfalfa and whole plant corn with different mixing proportions

Table 4

Corn:Alfalfa		Milk stage	Wax stage
pH	4:0	3.50±0.06_a^a	3.52±0.04_a^a
	3:1	3.66±0.02_a^a	3.86±0.08_ab^a
	2:2	3.62±0.01_a^a	3.98±0.13_b^b
	1:3	4.39±0.25_b^a	5.07±0.20_b^c
	0:4	6.73±0.15^c_a	6.73±0.15^c_a
Water-soluble carbohydrates	4:0	3.95±1.19_b^a	5.90±0.42^c_a
	3:1	2.47±0.52_a^a	2.28±0.03_a^b
	2:2	7.47±0.67^d_a	4.10±0.41^b_b
	1:3	3.86±0.74^b_a	1.79±0.31^a_b
	0:4	5.80±0.36^c_a	5.80±0.36^c_a
NH3-N	4:0	1.80±0.17^c_a	1.52±0.23^a_a
	3:1	1.07±0.16^b_a	3.92±0.72_b^b
	2:2	0.37±0.03^a_a	5.27±0.66^c_b
	1:3	1.33±0.23 ^b_a	2.39±0.26^a_a
	0:4	3.48±0.33^d_a	3.48±0.33^b_a

Table 4: Analysis and comparison of silage quality of different proportion mixed silage. %DM
Note:Different superscripts in the table indicate significant differences between different proportions in the same period, and different subscripts indicate significant differences between different periods in the same proportion(P< 0.05).

Table 5

Corn:Alfalfa		Milk stage	Wax stage
Neutral detergent fiber	4:0	44.29±2.38^b_a	36.94±1.42^a_a
	3:1	42.56±1.13^ab_a	44.86±0.40^b_a
	2:2	37.78±1.93 ^a_a	46.05±0.88^b_b
	1:3	46.62±1.34^b_a	48.29±1.12^b_a
	0:4	48.06±1.99^b_a	48.06±1.99^b_a
Acid detergent fiber	4:0	23.62±1.71^a_a	19.81±1.07^a_a
	3:1	25.80±1.16^a_a	27.16±0.39^b_a
	2:2	24.77±1.59_a^a	30.73±0.49^c_b
	1:3	33.97±0.79^b_a	36.40±0.21^d_b
	0:4	38.10±1.21^b_a	38.10±1.21^b_a
Acid detergent lignin	4:0	3.42±0.42^a_a	3.55±0.09^a_a
	3:1	5.49±0.86^b_a	5.30±0.31^b_a
	2:2	6.56±0.40^b_a	7.54±0.41^c_a
	1:3	9.96±0.17^c_a	9.78±0.37^d_a
	0:4	13.07±0.32^d_a	13.07±0.32^d_a

Table 5: Analysis and comparison of washing fiber in different proportion of mixed silage. %,DM
Note:Different superscripts in the table indicate significant differences between different proportions in the same period, and different subscripts indicate significant differences between different periods in the same proportion(P< 0.05).