Table 4. Number of lactic acid bacteria, mold and total microorganisms as a function of ensiling days

Microbial count¹⁾	Forage type	Ensiling days									SEM
Microbial count¹⁾	Forage type	1	2	3	5	10	15	20	30	45	SEM
Lactic acid bacteria	Proso millet	6.48^bB	6.88^aA	6.94^aB	6.93^aB	6.96^aB	6.48^bB	5.78^cC	5.78^cB	5.34^dB	0.11
	Corn	6.84^fA	6.85^fA	7.23^cdA	7.30^cA	7.77^aA	7.61^abA	7.04^eA	6.60^gA	6.08^hA	0.08
	Sorghum-sudangrass hybrid	5.08^dC	5.68^cB	6.60^bc	6.53^BC	6.95^aB	6.60^bB	6.95^aB	6.62^bA	5.89^cA	0.12
Molds	Proso millet	3.49^dA	4.21^cA	4.30^baA	4.20^cA	5.00^abA	5.38^aA	4.34^bcA	4.04^cB	4.80^bA	0.30
	Corn	3.18^cB	3.00^cC	4.00^bB	3.00^cC	4.05^bB	4.00^BC	3.85^bB	4.67^aA	4.18^abB	0.41
	Sorghum-sudangrass hybrid	3.48^cdA	3.30^dB	3.85^bB	3.70^bcB	3.29^dC	5.11^aB	3.60^bcC	3.31^dC	3.00^eC	0.13
Total microorganisms	Proso millet	7.43^bA	7.51^bA	7.44^bA	7.79^aB	7.86^aB	7.26^bcA	7.04^cB	6.30^dC	6.60^eB	0.10
	Corn	7.05^cB	7.29^cA	7.18^cB	8.10^bA	8.85^aA	7.11^cAB	7.85^bA	7.04^cB	7.12^cA	0.19
	Sorghum-sudangrass hybrid	6.57^cC	6.88^bB	6.48^cC	7.01^bc	7.40^aC	6.95^bB	7.04^bB	7.32^aA	6.51^cB	0.08

Microbial count was expressed as the logarithmic number of colony-forming units per gram fresh mass.
Values with different lowercase letters within each row show significant difference among ensiling days with the same forage type.
Values with different capital letters within each column show significant differences among forage types in the same ensiling day (p < 0.05).