TY - JOUR T1 - The Effects of Adding Urea and Molasses to Corn Harvested at Dough Stage on Silage Fermentation Quality, in vitro Organic Matter Digestibility and Metabolic Energy Contents AU - Celik, Sibel AU - Budag, Cemal AU - Demirel, Murat AU - Bakici, Yunus AU - Celik, Savas JO - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances VL - 8 IS - 10 SP - 1921 EP - 1924 PY - 2009 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1680-5593 DO - javaa.2009.1921.1924 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2009.1921.1924 KW - Corn KW -silage quality KW -in vitro organic matter digestibility KW -metabolic energy KW -urea KW -fermentation AB - The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of ensiling corn harvested at the milk stage by addition of various amount of Molasses (M), Urea (U) and Urea + Molasses (UxM) on quality, in vitro Organic Matter Digestibility (IVOMD) and Metabolic Energy (ME) contents. Five silage samples from 16 treatment groups were prepared in 1 l jars and incubated for 70 days. The ME values and IVOMD with lactic acid levels of 1% U added silages were higher compared to other silages. It has been concluded that either unsupplemented or 1% U added ensiling will be a suitable ensiling technique to corn. ER -