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. 2018 Sep 5;5:201. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2018.00201

Table 4.

Effect of different oils on accumulative gas and methane production in an in vitro batch culture using a hay-based diet.

Oil Conc (%, v/v) Gas 24h (mL) Gas 24h (mL/g DM incubated) CH4 (%) CH4 24h (mL/g DM incubated)
Açaí 0 67.5ab 133.5ab 11.1 15.1
1 77.4a 152.8a 10.4 16.1
2 71.2ab 140.7ab 11.5 16.3
5 53.5b 105.5b 11.9 12.6
Buriti 0 67.5a 133.5a 11.1 15.1a
1 76.7a 151.3a 12.2 18.3a
2 74.6a 147.0a 12.0 17.4a
5 41.2b 81.2b 9.2 7.7b
Carrot 0 67.5a 133.5a 11.1a 15.1a
1 43.2b 85.4b 7.8b 6.9b
2 26.7bc 52.7bc 5.7b 3.3b
5 21.5c 42.6c 5.0b 2.5b
Macaúba 0 67.5a 133.5a 11.1a 15.1a
1 48.1b 95.4b 8.0ab 7.7b
2 43.6b 85.9b 8.3a 7.2b
5 39.2b 77.8b 7.7b 6.1b
Basil 0 67.5a 133.5a 11.1a 15.1a
1 58.6ab 116.0ab 7.8b 9.3b
2 47.4bc 93.7bc 8.0a 7.6b
5 36.1c 71.4c 7.0b 5.0b
Passionfruit 0 67.5a 133.5a 11.1a 15.1a
1 49.6ab 97.8ab 8.0ab 7.9b
2 35.1bc 72.0bc 5.2bc 4.2bc
5 18.1c 35.8c 3.4c 1.3c
Pequi 0 67.5a 133.5a 11.1a 15.1a
1 37.2b 73.7b 5.1b 3.9b
2 28.7bc 56.8bc 5.6b 3.5b
5 17.1c 34.0c 4.9b 2.0b
SEM 7.01 13.85 1.29 2.12
P-value Oil <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01
Conc <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01
Oil × Conc 0.02 0.02 0.04 <0.01
L <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01
Q 0.03 0.03 <0.01 <0.01

Superscripts that differ within each column are significantly different within each oil treatment.

SEM, standard error of the means; Conc., concentration; L, linear; Q, quadratic.