“…The interactions showed that the DM, ash, CP, EE, NDF, iNDF, lignin, hemicellulose, CT, and NFC content of the silages are results of the chemical composition of the pigeon pea hay included in the silage of giant cactus. These results are similar to the results of Barros et al [46], Brito et al [39], Jesus et al [40], and Matias et al [47], who evaluated cactus silage with the inclusion of other plant sources with the aim of increasing the DM content and/or the nutritional composition of the silage. The pigeon pea was also studied in the improvement of sugarcane silage [19], resulting in higher levels of CP, NDF, ADF, and hemicellulose from the inclusion of this source resulting in a superior chemical composition of the silage.…”