Table 1.
Parameter | Methane output for indicated diet |
SEM | P valueb | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Wheat | Corn | |||
g/day | 12.84 | 8.19 | 1.254 | <0.05 |
g/kg DM intake | 15.17 | 11.97 | 0.763 | <0.05 |
g/kg NDF intake | 41.16 | 32.93 | 4.212 | NS |
g/kg starch intake | 31.56 | 25.32 | 2.852 | NS |
g/kg digested DM | 25.28 | 20.92 | 1.683 | 0.10 |
g/kg digested NDF | 101.16 | 108.29 | 23.730 | NS |
g/kg digested starch | 35.84 | 27.78 | 3.370 | NS |
Values represent means of the results determined with 6 lambs.
NS, not significant.