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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2026

The Effects of C4 Forage Silage with Different Water-Soluble Carbohydrate Contents on the Growth Performance, Apparent Digestibility, Rumen Fermentation, and Rumen Microbial Community of Buffaloes.

Qichao Gu, Jia Wang, Jie Zhang, Qiuxiang Ye, Zhiling Yan, Caixiang Wei, Xin Gao, Qi Yan, Yongqi Tan, Qingfeng Tang and 4 more

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Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Qichao GuCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4655-4311
Jia WangCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China.
Jie ZhangCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China.
Qiuxiang YeCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China.
Zhiling YanCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China.
Caixiang WeiCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China.
Xin GaoCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China.
Qi YanCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5002-5677
Yongqi TanCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China.
Qingfeng TangCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0054-998X
Bo LinCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China.
Xinghua CaiCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3611-1717
Caixia ZouCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1836-258X
Guangsheng QinBuffalo Research Institute Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Guangxi Zhuang Nationality Autonomous Region, Nanning 530001, China.

Funding

Innovation Project of Guangxi Graduate Education YCBZ2023050National Key Research and Development Program of China 2022YFD1300602National Natural Science Foundation of China 312360851
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Water-soluble carbohydrate (WSC) is the key to producing quality forage silage and an important energy source for ruminants. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of different silages used as roughage sources [whole-plant sugarcane silage (WSS) vs. elephant grass silage (EGS)] with varying levels of WSC on silage quality, buffalo growth performance, apparent digestibility, rumen fermentation, and microbial communities. Sixteen healthy male crossbred buffaloes were randomly divided into two treatment groups, with eight buffaloes/treatment. One group was fed whole-plant sugarcane silage, and the other group was fed elephant grass silage. Compared with EGS, WSS had higher WSC, lactic acid, and ethanol, but lower pH, ammonia nitrogen, propionic acid, and butyric acid (BA) contents (

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apparent digestibilityBubalus bubalisrumen fermentationrumen microbial communitiessilage microbial communitiessilage qualitywater-soluble carbohydrates

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PMID42072003
PMCPMC13114166

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