Chemical Composition of Ensiled Maize Husk Treated with Urea and Molasses at Graded Levels
Gofwan Philip Gomwalk
Abstract
The experiment was designed to study the chemical composition of Ensiled maize husk treated with urea and molasses at graded levels. Four hundred (400) g of urea was dissolved in 1litre of water, supplemented with molasses at 0, 0, 10, 20 and 3ml (T1, T2, T3, T4 andT5) respectively. Seven treatments were developed which was ensiled for 21days in triplicate in a completely randomized design. Plastic container was used as silo and polythene was used to seal the container. The result of the chemical composition of the Ensiled maize husk showed that there was significant (P< 0.05) difference in all the parameter measured. Treatment 3 (4% urea and 20ml of molasses) recorded the higher value for dry matter, organic matter, crude protein, crude fibre. The lowest value was recorded in T5 (4% urea and 30ml molasses) for dry matter, organic matter, crude fibre and fibre fractions. The results in this study show that, treatment 3 with 4% urea and 20ml of molasses had a sound chemical composition. However, it is recommended to use T3 as basal diet for ruminants.
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