## 3 Results
### Chemical Composition of Amaranth and Wheat Bran Mixed Silage  
The chemical composition of amaranth and wheat bran mixed silage is shown in Table 3. The MC and A treatments influenced the DM, OM, CP, and NDF contents (\(p\leq 0.001\)). The MC treatment influenced the ADF and ADL contents (\(p\leq 0.001\)).  
\begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c c c c c c c} \hline \hline \multirow{2}{*}{**Item \(\ddagger\)**} & \multirow{2}{*}{**Moisture**} & \multicolumn{4}{c}{**Additives \({}^{\dagger}\)**} & \multirow{2}{*}{**SEM**} & \multirow{2}{*}{**\(p\)-Value**} & \multicolumn{4}{c}{**Significance of Main**} \\ \cline{3-3} \cline{5-10}  & & & & & & & **HC** & **A** & **MC** \(\times\)** **A** \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{pH value} & 60\% & 3.88 b  & 3.86 b  & 3.73 ab  & 3.70 a  & 0.050 & 0.016 & & \\  & 65\% & 3.91 b  & 3.88 b  & 3.79 a  & 0.012 & \textless{}0.001 & \textless{}0.001 & \textless{}0.001 & 0.856 \\  & 70\% & 3.95 b  & 3.91 ab  & 3.83 c  & 3.82 a  & 0.033 & 0.010 & & & \\  & SEM & 0.037 & 0.010 & 0.011 & 0.058 & & & & & \\  & \(p\)-value & 0.250 & 0.006 & \textless{}0.001 & 0.200 & & & & & \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{LA (\%DM)} & 60\% & 7.74 b  & 8.00 b  & 8.33 & 9.20 & 0.739 & 0.292 & & \\  & 65\% & 5.97 ab  & 6.66 ab  & 7.64 ab  & 9.15 b  & 0.885 & 0.033 & \textless{}0.001 & \textless{}0.001 & 0.306 \\  & 70\% & 3.62 ab  & 5.05 b  & 6.41 c  & 7.44 c  & 0.467 & \textless{}0.001 & & & \\  & SEM & 0.702 & 0.859 & 0.617 & 0.672 & & & & & \\  & \(p\)-value & 0.003 & 0.038 & 0.053 & 0.065 & & & & & \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{AA (\%DM)} & 60\% & 4.99 b  & 3.94 b  & 8.28 b  & 9.22 b  & 1.991 & 0.081 & & & \\  & 65\% & 2.86 ab  & 3.90 ab  & 5.76 ab  & 0.623 & 0.004 & \textless{}0.001 & \textless{}0.001 & 0.363 \\  & 70\% & 1.48 A  & 1.48 A  & 2.95 A  & 2.81 A  & 0.819 & 0.199 & & & \\  & SEM & 0.983 & 0.638 & 1.239 & 1.947 & & & & \\  & \(p\)-value & 0.032 & 0.013 & 0.015 & 0.045 & & & & \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{PA (\%DM)} & 60\% & 6.25 & 6.01 & 7.22 & 9.34 & 1.350 & 0.131 & & \\  & 65\% & 6.50 & 6.11 & 6.91 & 7.67 & 1.673 & 0.815 & 0.200 & 0.020 & 0.813 \\  & 70\% & 4.51 & 4.95 & 7.28 & 7.03 & 1.078 & 0.072 & & & \\  & SEM & 1.590 & 1.317 & 1.245 & 1.379 & & & & \\  & \(p\)-value & 0.444 & 0.643 & 0.951 & 0.295 & & & & \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{BA (\%DM)} & 60\% & 0.71 ab  & 0.96 b  & 0.40 ab  & 0.17 a  & 0.189 & 0.015 & & & \\  & 65\% & 0.18 & 0.04 a  & 0.12 a  & 0.09 & 0.104 & 0.566 & \textless{}0.001 & 0.005 & 0.012 \\  & 70\% & 0.17 & 0.19 a  & 0.04 a  & 0.06 & 0.121 & 0.534 & & & \\  & SEM & 0.230 & 0.120 & 0.048 & 0.110 & & & & \\  & \(p\)-value & 0.098 & 0.001 & 0.001 & 0.572 & & & & \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{AN (\%TN)} & 60\% & 1.68 b  & 1.57 b  & 1.59 b  & 1.38 aa  & 0.046 & 0.001 & & & & \\  & 65\% & 1.88 b [FONOTE:b]Footnote b: footnotemark: [ENDFOOTNOTE] & 1.63 a  & 1.64 aa  & 1.56 aa  & 0.039 & \textless{}0.001 & \textless{}0.001 & \textless{}0.001 & 0.032 \\  & 70\% & 2.23 bc [Under the same E and M groups, the NDF and ADL contents were lower in the 60% MC group than in the 70% MC group (\(p\) < 0.05). Under the same L, E, and M conditions, the DM, OM, and CP contents were higher in the 60% MC group than in the 70% MC group, and the ADF content was lower in the 60% MC group than in the 70% MC group (\(p\) < 0.05). Under 60% MC, the AWB mixed silage in the E and M groups had lower DM, OM, and NDF contents and higher CP content than the control group (\(p\) < 0.05).