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The effect of silage on fermentation characteristics and nutritional value of Adina alfalfa silage was studied by membership function analysis. The main study variable was inoculant strains. Alfalfa silage was packed into polyethylene plastic vacuum bags in the laboratory and sealed for 60 days. The silage was divided into six treatment groups with three replicates per group. The fermentation performance and nutrient composition of the silage were determined. The results showed that compared with the control group, adding Xinlaiwang I alfalfa silage (group B) could significantly increase the contents of crude protein (CP) and lactic acid (LA) in alfalfa silage (p &lt; 0.05), decrease the contents of neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and acid detergent fiber (ADF), and decrease the pH and ammoniacal nitrogen\/total nitrogen (AN\/TN). 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