Evaluación de la calidad bromatológica de dos tipos de ensilaje en el cantón Chone

Abstract

The present investigation was carried out in the farm "San Fernando" Km. 21 of the Pavón site of the Ricaurte parish of the Chone canton, where the objective was to make silage of grass Clon-51 (Paspalum dilatatatum) and forage corn (Zea maíz) for subsequent bromatological analysis in which focused on the parameters of crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and acid detergent fiber (ADF). The work began with planting, assigning half a hectare for each species, preferring the period of abundant rainfall for planting. During the growth period of the two species, weed control was carried out every 15 days. When the species were ready to be cut, they were chopped with the help of a forage chopper, using diluted molasses in Clon-51 (Paspalum dilatatum) as an additive for silage, discarding this additive for corn silage (Zea maize). Once the silos were sealed, they were stored in a dry, covered place for 30 days, when they were ready to be fed to the animals and when the respective analyses were carried out, when samples were taken from the silos and placed in ziploc bags for subsequent transfer to the bromatology laboratory. According to data from the bromatology laboratory, forage corn (Zea maize) gave better results in terms of protein content (7.3%), N.D.F. (51.54%) and A.D.F. (23.16%), so it is considered more digestible.