Table 5.
Parameter |
Diets1 |
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C20 | C40 | C60 | |
Total gas, mL/kg DM | 4.19 ± 0.301 | 3.67 ± 0.275 | 4.16 ± 0.347 |
CH4, g/kg DM | 0.61 ± 0.035 | 0.42 ± 0.051 | 0.53 ± 0.033 |
N2O, mg/kg DM | 0.21 ± 0.005a | 0.23 ± 0.014a | 0.34 ± 0.021b |
N2O, mg/kg nitrogen | 3.62 ± 0.303 | 3.38 ± 0.932 | 2.61 ± 0.154 |
a, b Within a row, means without a common superscript differ (P < 0.05); number of animals sampled in each group (n = 5).
C20, 20:60:20 maize:wheat straw:concentrate; C40, 20:40:40 maize:wheat straw:concentrate; C60, 10:30:60 maize:wheat straw:concentrate.