The forage quality and the in vitro ruminal digestibility, gas production, organic acids, and some estimated digestion parameters of tomato herbage silage with molasses and barley

In this study, nutrient composition and use of silage after harvest of waste green parts herbage of tomato Licopersicon esculentum L. were researched as a wet forage source for ruminants. Three different silages of tomato herbage: without additive TS , with 5% sugar beet molasses TSm , or 5% crushed barley grain TSb were prepared. The forage quality and the in vitro ruminal digestibility, gas production, organic acids, and some estimated digestion parameters for different silages of tomato herbage were determined. Besides, the in vitro digestion values of using at 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% rates instead of corn silage in the dairy cattle total mix ration TMR were researched. The lactic acid content of TSb silage was higher than those of the TS and TSm silages P 0.05 . Consequently, results have shown that tomato herbage should be ensiled with 5% molasses. However, it has been concluded that using tomato herbage silage with barley up to 75% or sugar beet molasses up to 100% instead of corn silage in dairy cattle ration did not have a negative effect in vitro.