Four hybrid forage sorghums with different tannin concentrations and moisture in the stem were ensiled in laboratory silos made of "PVC" tubes. The silos were opened 1 (P2), 7 (P3), 14 (P4), 28 (P5) e 56 (P6) days after ensiling, in order to evaluate fermentation patterns and other silage characteristics. Twenty-four treatments were used, with four repetitions each: four hybrids (T1=moist stem/low tannin, T2=not moist stem/low tannin, T3=not moist stem/high tannin, T4= moist stem/high tannin) and with six periods, since the forages before ensiling (P1) were also studied. Alcohol soluble carbohydrates (ASC), starch and structural carbohydrates were determined. Data were evaluated by analysis of variance, with mean separation achieved using Tukey statistical test. The ASC were highly consumed from P1 to P3. The FDA was higher in moist stem hybrids than those in not moist stem. The lignin was higher in high tannin sorghums than those in low tannin sorghums.
Silage; sorghum; tannin; carbohydrates; fermentation
