The objective of this study was to evaluate the fermentation profile and chemical composition of old man saltbush (Atriplex nummularia Lindl.) silage supplemented with cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) scraps or grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) in the proportion of 10% based on natural matter. The experimental design was completely randomized, in a 3 x 7 factorial arrangement (3 treatments and 7 opening days), with three replications. The treatments consisted of three silages: old man saltbush silage, old man saltbush silage + cassava scrap, and old man saltbush silage + grain sorghum. The experiment was conducted at the EMBRAPA Semiarid Animal Nutrition Laboratory, located in the city of Petrolina-PE. Twenty-one experimental silos were used for each treatment; these silos were opened after 1, 3, 5, 7, 14, 28, and 56 days in ensiling. The pH, ammoniacal nitrogen and total nitrogen ratio, dry matter, crude protein, ether extract, mineral matter, organic matter, neutral detergent fiber, acid detergent fiber, total carbohydrates, non-fibrous carbohydrate, and dry matter in vitro digestibility. The additives grain sorghum and cassava scrap increased the dry matter content and reduced pH values. N-NH 3 NT -1 values increased as the fermentation processes progressed, and after 56 fermentation days were close to 11%. Silages were classified as excellent in the fermentation process. The addition of cassava scrap and grain sorghum favors the ensiling process of the old man saltbush, providing improvements in the silage nutritive value. During the storage period, the use of these additives promoted a reduction of total losses, inhibition of alcoholic fermentation, and greater carbohydrates recovery, resulting in silage with a nutritive value similar to that of fresh forage, representing an alternative source of additives. Key words: Foodstuffs. Forage conservation. Semi-arid. Supplementation.
ResumoObjetivou-se com este trabalho avaliar o perfil fermentativo e a composição química da silagem de erva sal (Atriplex nummularia Lindl.) aditivada com raspa de mandioca (Manihot esculenta Crantz) ou sorgo grão (Sorghum bicolor) na proporção de 10% com base na matéria natural. O delineamento experimental foi o inteiramente casualizado, em arranjo fatorial 3 x 7, (3 tratamentos e 7 dias de aberturas), com três repetições. Os tratamentos constituíram-se de três silagens: silagem de erva sal, silagem de erva sal + raspa de mandioca e silagem de erva sal + sorgo grão moído. O experimento foi conduzido no laboratório de Nutrição Animal da Embrapa Semiárido, localizada no município de Petrolina-PE. Para cada tratamento foram utilizados 21 silos experimentais que foram abertos aos 1, 3, 5, 7, 14, 28 e 56 dias de ensilagem. Foram determinados o pH, nitrogênio amoniacal em relação ao nitrogênio total, matéria seca, proteína bruta, extrato etéreo, matéria mineral, matéria orgânica, fibra em detergente neutro, fibra em detergente ácido, carboidratos totais, carboidrato não fibroso e digestibilidade in vitro da matéria seca. Os aditi...