2.4. Chemical analyses
Forage samples taken at ensiling were dried at 98 °C for
24 h for DM determination. Silage samples were taken three
times weekly during the feeding period, stored at −18 °C until
the end of the experiment and then composited in units of
3 weeks. Four sub-samples (three of which were bowlchopped
(Muller, Type MKT 204 Special, Saarbrücken,