Sibel  Celik, Cemal  Budag, Murat  Demirel, Yunus  Bakici, Savas  Celik, 
    The Effects of Adding Urea and Molasses to Corn Harvested at Dough Stage on Silage Fermentation Quality, <I>in vitro </I>Organic Matter Digestibility and Metabolic Energy Contents,
    Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances,
    Volume 8,Issue 10,
    2009,
    Pages 1921-1924,
    ISSN 1680-5593,
    javaa.2009.1921.1924,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2009.1921.1924)
    Abstract: 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, <I>in vitro </I>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.
    Keywords: Corn;silage quality;in vitro organic matter digestibility;metabolic energy;urea;fermentation