278 THE INDIAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY SCIENCE AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY [ I, IV
TABLE XIV.
Pit No. 3.— Changes in the various constituents of prime Jowar during ensilage ( in
gms. on dry basis) , rapid filling with watering.
|
Constituents |
Bag 5 |
Bag 7 |
Average gain or loss |
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|
Green |
Silage |
Gain or |
Green |
Silage |
Gain or |
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|
per cent. |
per cent. |
per cent. |
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|
Total dry matter . |
7,292.0 |
6,237.0 |
— 14.5 |
6,763.0 |
5,764.0 |
— 14.8 |
— 14.6 |
|
Organic matter . . |
6,856.6 |
5,714.2 |
— 16.7 |
6,256.3 |
5,252.7 |
— 16.0 |
— 16.3 |
|
Total carbohydrates . |
6,066.6 |
4,499.8 |
— 25.8 |
5,463.9 |
4,238.4 |
— 22.4 |
— 24.1 |
|
Nitrogen free extrac- |
3,810.6 |
2,470.7 |
— 35.2 |
3,349.4 |
2,446.4 |
— 27.0 |
— 31.1 |
|
Crude fibre . . |
2,256.0 |
2,029.1 |
— 10.1 |
2,114.5 |
1,792.0 |
— 15.3 |
— 12.7 |
|
*Ether extract . . |
223.2 |
627.3 |
+ 181.1 |
189.6 |
441.7 |
+ 133.0 |
+ 157 0 |
|
† Crude protein . . |
566.8 |
587.1 |
+ 3.6 |
602.8 |
572.6 |
— 5.0 |
— 0.7 |
|
True protein . . |
404.8 |
261.6 |
— 35.4 |
462.6 |
265.6 |
— 42.6 |
— 39.0 |
|
Amides . . . |
162.0 |
325.5 |
+ 100.9 |
140.2 |
307.0 |
+ 119.0 |
+ 109.9 |
|
Total ash . . . |
435.4 |
522.8 |
+ 20.1 |
506.7 |
511.3 |
+ 0.9 |
+ 10.5 |
|
Ash soluble in HC1 . |
252.9 |
303.3 |
+ 19.9 |
284.7 |
272.7 |
— 4.2 |
+ 7.8 |
|
Silica . . . |
182.5 |
219.5 |
+ 20.3 |
222.0 |
238.6 |
+ 7.5 |
+ 13.9 |
* Corrected for loss of volatile organic acids. † Corrected for loss of volatile bases.
TABLE XV.
Pit No. 4.— Changes in the various constituents of prime Jowar during ensilage (in
gms. on dry basis) , rapid filling without watering.
|
Constituents |
Bag 9 |
Bag 11 |
Average gain or loss |
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|
Green |
Silage |
Gain or |
Green |
Silage |
Gain or |
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|
Per cent. |
Per cent. |
Per cent. |
|||||
|
Total dry matter . |
5,915.0 |
5,509.0 |
— 6.9 |
6,205.0 |
5,633.0 |
— 9.2 |
— 8.0 |
|
Organic matter . . |
5,520.7 |
5,013.6 |
— 9.2 |
5,770.1 |
5,140.8 |
—10.9 |
—10.0 |
|
Total carbohydrates . |
4,859.5 |
4,126.6 |
— 15.1 |
5,066.6 |
4,277.9 |
—15.6 |
—15.3 |
|
Nitrogen free extrac- |
2,877.0 |
2,269.3 |
21.1 |
3,048.2 |
2,453.3 |
—19.5 |
—20.3 |
|
Crude fibre . . |
1,982.5 |
1,857.3 |
— 6.3 |
2,018.4 |
1,824.6 |
— 9.6 |
— 7.9 |
|
Ether extract* . . |
240.3 |
391.4 |
+ 62.9 |
222.9 |
339.6 |
+52.4 |
+ 57.6 |
|
Crude protein† . . |
420.9 |
495.6 |
+ 17.7 |
480.6 |
523.3 |
+ 8.9 |
+13.3 |
|
True protein . . |
274.6 |
187.4 |
— 31.8 |
349.0 |
279.0 |
—20.1 |
—25-9 |
|
Amides . . . |
146.3 |
308.2 |
+ 110.7 |
131.6 |
244.3 |
+85.6 |
+98.1 |
|
Total ash . . . |
394.3 |
495.4 |
+ 25 6 |
434.9 |
492.2 |
+ 13.2 |
+ 19.4 |
|
Ash soluble in HCl . |
267.1 |
294.9 |
+ 10.4 |
249.6 |
304.3 |
+21.9 |
+16.1 |
|
Silica . . . |
127.2 |
200.5 |
+ 57.6 |
185.3 |
187.9 |
+ 1.4 |
+29.5 |
* Corrected for loss of volatile organic acids. † Corrected for loss of volatile bases,