EFFECT OF ENSILING SUDAX FODDER WITH BROILER LITTER AND CANDIDA YEASTON THE CHANGES IN DIFFERENT FIBER FRACTIONS

Sudax fodder was ensiled in laboratory silos without or with the addit ion of 20, 30 or 40% broiler litter and 6% molasses, each without or w ith yeast inoculant (Candida utilus). Different fiber fractions were a nalyzed at the start of the ensiling and at 10-day intervals thereafte r for 40 days. NDF, ADF, cellulose and lignin increased and cell conte nts decreased as a result of fermentation during ensiling. The additio n of increasing levels of broiler litter not only decreased NDF, hemic ellulose and cellulose, with a simultaneous increase in ADF content, b ut also extended the time course of fermentation during ensiling. The yeast inoculant failed to produce any significant effect on the fermen tation characteristics or on any of the fiber fractions of the silage.