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Livestock production in Nigeria as in many regions of the world is beset with enormous problem chiefly among, which is lack of feed adequacy throughout the year in terms of quantity and quality. The consequences on animal production are decrease in body weight, meat and milk production as well as reduced reproductive ability among others. One of the ways to mitigate the problem of feed adequacy is through conservation of excess forage produced during the rainy season as hay or silage to be fed during the dry season. Hay is formed by drying under the sun or through artificial driers to a safe moisture content of about 15% whereas silage is formed by controlled fermentation which entails decreasing the pH within minimum fermentation period. In silage, lack of oxygen and the accumulation of lactic acid inhibit its microbial metabolism and preserve nutrients (Ranjit and Kung, 2000). Grasses and legumes could be conserved as silage, however, because of the high moisture content of legumes, grasses are favored for silage making although combination of grass and legumes can also make good silage. McDonald . (1991) reported that ensiling forage material with high moisture content can adversely affect fermentation quality of silage. One of the grasses that have strong potential for silage making is known as elephant grass. Elephant grass is very important forage in the tropics due to its high productivity. In high potential areas annual dry matter yield of elephant grass et al Pennisetum purpureum

Effects of additives and their levels of inclusion on nutritive value of silage made from elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum)