The orange peel silage additives, with or without the additives microbial enzymatic additive, formic acid and acetic acid, was evaluated to determine the apparent digestibility of the dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM), crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid detergent fiber (ADF), ether extract (EE) and nonstructural carbohydrates (NSC). The orange peel was ensiled for 70 days, in concrete tubes with capacity for 700 kg, in a trial with male sheep, housed in metabolic cages. The diet constituted on oat hay (70%) and orange peel silage (30%) on a DM basis. There was no difference among the treatments for the digestibility coefficients for the orange peel silage. The additives did not alter the nutritional value of the feed. The orange peel silage showed a high apparent digestibility.
additives; apparent digestibility; orange peel; sheep; silage
