The impact of mixed silages of aerial parts of licorice with whole plant corn on apparent nutritional digestibility, Rumen fermentation parameters, and gastrointestinal microbiota in Simmental cattle

China has a large area of liquorice farming, and aerial parts of licorice are mostly used as hay, with the leaves quickly dropping off and losing nutrients. Mixing aerial parts of licorice with whole plant corn for silage improves their usage.