Ingestive Behavior of Ovine Fed with Marandu Grass Silage Added with Naturally Dehydrated Brewery Residue

Table 1

Chemical composition, pH, and N-NH₃ of marandu grass silage with dehydrated brewery residue added.

Variable	DBR	Dehydrated brewery residue (%)
		0	10	20	30	40
pH	—	4.28	4.19	4.13	4.12	4.09
N-NH3^1	—	7.61	7.03	6.45	5.89	5.29
Dry matter^1	89.96	24.13	27.91	31.02	39.5	43.9
Nitrogen^2	3.89	1.15	1.80	2.02	2.16	2.35
Soluble carboydrates^2	—	4.06	4.09	4.12	4.15	4.19
Ether extract	6,52	3.52	5.08	5.19	5.29	5.42
Total digestible nutrient^2	—	33.27	39.06	44.85	50.60	56.40
Neutral detergent fiber^2	60.75	73.63	64.06	61.25	61.60	60.50
Acid detergent fiber^2	30.09	29,45	33.28	30.96	32.30	34.50
Hemicellulose^2	30.66	44.18	33.78	30.29	29.30	26.00
Lignin^2	5,48	6.89	6.48	6.40	6.32	6.18
Crude ash^2	8.89	6.31	7.13	7.02	6.52	6.55
In vitro dry matter digestibility^2	64.35	60.93	64.37	65.10	65.60	66.10

Percentage.
²Percentage of dry matter.
Dehydrated brewery residue.