Components | Corn silage | Whole corn plant | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
 | 0X-CS | 1X-CS | 10X-CS |  |
Glucan (cellulose + starch) | 49.2 ± 1.4 | 45.9 ± 0.7 | 44.8 ± 2.5 | 64.7 ± 0.6 |
Cellulose | 19.7 ± 1.2 | 19.1 ± 0.2 | 19.6 ± 0.3 | 15.5 ± 0.4 |
Starch | 29.5 ± 0.2 | 26.8 ± 0.5 | 25.2 ± 2.2 | 49.2 ± 1.0 |
Xylan | 11.4 ± 0.2 | 12.1 ± 0.4 | 11.6 ± 0.2 | 12.2 ± 0.4 |
Arabinan | 2.7 ± 0.1 | 2.9 ± 0.5 | 2.4 ± 0.1 | 1.9 ± 0.1 |
Klason lignin | 8.8 ± 0.7 | 8.6 ± 0.5 | 8.9 ± 0.6 | 7.1 ± 0.1 |
Crude protein | 10.2 ± 1.8 | 8.2 ± 0.4 | 8.9 ± 0.4 | 7.1 ± 0.5 |
Crude fat | 3.9 ± 0.4 | 3.0 ± 0.6 | 3.3 ± 0.8 | ND |
Water-soluble carbohydrates | 3.1 ± 0.3 | 4.4 ± 0.2 | 4.1 ± 0.1 | 5.1 ± 0.3 |
Ash | 3.7 ± 0.3 | 4.1 ± 0.1 | 6.3 ± 0.1 | 2.1 ± 0.1 |