Table-5.

Effect on TVFA and its fractions (mM/100 ml) and molar proportion (mol/100 mol) in rumen liquor of fistulated crossbred cattle and buffaloes fed various TMR diet.

Attributes	60C:20W: 20G	40C:30W: 30G	20C:40W: 40G	Mean±SE		SEM	p values
	T1	T2	T3	Cattle	Buffalo		T	S	T×S
Acetate, C2	8.95±0.26	9.02±0.39	8.54±0.28	9.26p±0.24	8.41q±0.24	0.18	0.47	0.02*	0.32
Propionate, C3	2.16±0.12	2.13±0.15	2.00±0.12	2.21±0.12	1.98±0.08	0.07	0.67	0.13	0.77
Butyrate, C4	2.28b±0.17	1.93ab±0.09	1.65a±0.17	2.07±0.13	1.84±0.13	0.09	0.02*	0.20	0.95
TVFA	13.65±0.47	13.36±0.62	12.39±0.50	13.76p±0.42	12.50q±0.43	0.31	0.22	*0.045	0.64
Acetate, C2	65.77a±0.68	67.64ab±0.50	69.26b±1.15	67.49±0.64	67.62±0.84	0.52	0.02*	0.44	0.45
Propionate, C3	15.77±0.53	15.86±0.46	16.11±0.55	16.02±0.53	15.81±0.26	0.29	0.29	0.24	0.60
Butyrate, C4	16.58b±0.89	14.49ab±0.41	13.14a±1.31	14.99±0.77	14.48±0.89	0.58	0.02*	0.44	0.62
A:P or (C2:C3 ratio)	4.22±0.13	4.30±0.13	4.34±0.13	4.28±0.13	4.29±0.07	0.07	0.32	0.30	0.48
(A+B):P or (C2+C4):C3 ratio	5.29±0.20	5.23±0.17	5.18±0.19	5.25±0.19	5.21±0.09	0.10	0.33	0.21	0.47

Mean bearing different superscripts in a column and row differ significantly,

^*p<0.05; TVFA=Total volatile fatty acids, mM/100 ml=Milli-mole per 100 millilitre. C2:C3 ratio=Acetate:propionate ratio, (C2+C4):C3 ratio=(Acetate+butyrate):Propionate ratio. TMR=Total mixed ration, SEM=Standard error of mean, SE=Standard error, T=Dietary treatment, S=Species (crossbred cattle and buffalo), T×S = Interaction between species and dietary treatments, TVFA=Total volatile fatty acids, C=Concentrate mixture, W=Wheat straw, G=Green maize