@article{MAKHILLJAVA20222114674,
    title = {Evaluation of the Nutritive Value of Sugar Cane Tops and its silage at Wondogenet, Sidama, Ethiopia},
    journal = {Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances},
    volume = {21},
    number = {1},
    pages = {14-19},
    year = {2022},
    issn = {1680-5593},
    doi = {javaa.2022.14.19},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1680-5593&doi=javaa.2022.14.19},
    author = {Aman,Firomsa,Edao and},
    keywords = {silage,molasses,urea treatment,Sugarcane top,nutritive value},
    abstract = {The study was conducted at Wondo genet
Agricultural Reserch Center to investigate the effect of
urea and urea plus molasses treatment on nutritive value
of sugarcane tops and its silage. The green sugarcane top
that was purchased from the surrounding farmers during
the harvesting time was chopped to the favorable size for
silage and ensiled with or without 1% molasses, 4% urea
and 4% urea +1% molasses in plastic silos for 21 days.
Results revealed that dry matter content of the silage
varied between 30.13 and 41.86%, protein content
between 5.33% and 12.49%, ash content between 2.3 and
9.03%, NDF content between 64.84 and 73.1%, ADF
content between 39.09 and 41.79%, pH between 4.15 and
4.47, Fleig score between 86.46 and 111.52, digestibility
of dry matter between 56.3 and 58.4%, dry matter intake
between 1.6 and 1.9%, relative feed value between 74.1
and 83.4, depending on the urea and urea plus molasses
treated additives. Sugarcane top ensiled with urea-based
additives showed better CP content than the treatments
without additive and treated with molasses. Sugarcane top
silage of the current study was of bad and/or unacceptable
quality in terms of the NDF ratio and good and/or medium
in terms of the ADF ratio according to the roughage
quality standard for farm animals. In terms of the Fleig
score, it was determined that the quality of the sugarcane
top silage could be classified as “very good” (Fleig score
>85) and the pH value of <4.53, was within the acceptable
range in quality silage. Generally, adding urea and urea
plus molasses additives improved nutritional value and
utilization of sugarcane top silage.}
    }