The Effect of Corn Stover and Pineapple Peel Ratio on Physical Characteristics, Fleigh Value, and Silage Dry Matter Changes

Abstract

The availability of forage during the dry season tends to decrease, which requires preservation technology to mantain feed availability and nutrient stability. Silage is a forage preservation technology that utilizes anaerobic fermentation to maintain nutritional quality of feed. This study aims to evaluate the effect of corn stover and pineapple peel ratios on the physical characteristics, Fleigh value, and dry matter changes of silage. This study used a completely randomized design (CRD) consisting of four treatments and five replicates. The treatments applied included T1 = 90% corn stover + 10% Pineapple peel, T2 = 80% corn stover + 20% pineapple peel, T3 = 70% corn stover + 30% pineapple peel, T4 = 60% corn stover + 40% pineapple peel. The chopped corn stover and pineapple peel were then mixed with molasses and fermented in plastic containers for 22 days. The data were analyzed using analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by Duncan’s multiple ranged test at a 5% significance level. The observed variables included the physical characteristics, Fleigh value, and dry matter changes. The results showed that the treatment had a significant effect on the color of silage (15.70-17.35; P < 0.05). Thereby, had no significant effect on aroma (20.20-20.70), texture (13.45-16.40), taste (17.55-19.10), Fleigh value (88,68-94,77), and dry matter change (7.21-25.20%). All parameters indicate that the silage results are in the good category. Combination of 60% corn stover and 40% pineapple peel can improve the color characteristic of silage without reducing fermentation quality.