Determination of chemical composition and characteristics of Cynara scolymus in silage condition with and without urea and molasses

The present study was carried out to investigate chemical composition and characteristics of Cynara scolymus in silage conditions. This experiment was conducted in a complete random design with 7 treatments including control (only forage)(T1), forage and 5% molasses (T2), forage and 10% molasses (T3), forage and 1% urea (T4), forage and 5% molasses plus 1% urea (T5), forage and 2% urea (T6), forage and 5% molasses plus 2% urea (T7). Results obtained showed that average dry matter of silages was 24.38%. Dry matters of T4, T5 and T7 were significantly lower than other treatments (P