Table 2 Effect of ML on microbial counts and chemical composition of barley silage during aerobic exposure.

LAB (Log₁₀cfu/g FM)

CK²

6.69^bA

6.07^cB

5.37^cC

4.90^cD

0.016

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

M

7.27 ^aA

7.30^bA

6.72^bB

5.88^bC

ML

7.37^aB

7.99 ^aA

7.33^aB

6.99^aC

Yeast (Log₁₀cfu/g FM)

CK

3.04^aC

5.26^aB

6.14 ^aA

6.32 ^aA

0.017

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

M

2.88^aD

4.22^bC

5.42^bB

5.97^bA

ML

2.10^bD

3.31^cC

4.26^cB

4.71^cA

AB (Log₁₀cfu/g FM)

CK

2.58^aC

2.85^aC

4.20^aB

5.65 ^aA

0.029

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

M

2.41^acD

2.86^aC

3.80^bB

5.17^bA

ML

2.14^bcC

2.28^bC

2.84^cB

3.80^cA

DM (g/kg)

CK

333.67 ^A

321.33^B

308.33^bC

295.67^bD

0.708

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

M

336.00 ^A

324.00^B

310.33^bC

300.33^bC

ML

331.00

328.00

325.67^a

324.33^a

NDF (%)

CK

45.93^B

47.90^aB

50.93 ^aA

52.70 ^aA

0.165

<0.001

<0.001

0.606

M

45.57^D

47.57^aC

49.87^aB

52.23 ^aA

ML

43.70 ^C

43.90^bC

46.77^bB

48.97^bA

ADF (%)

CK

34.17^B

35.10^B

37.97 ^aA

38.60 ^aA

0.180

<0.001

<0.001

0.992

M

33.73^B

34.30^B

36.77^acA

38.00^acA

ML

32.50^B

32.77^B

35.47^bcA

36.27^bcA