Table 3.

Organic matter disappearance (OMD, %) and estimated organic matter disappearance (EOMD, %) of fermented fibers sources inoculated with dog feces for 4, 8, and 12 h

	Fiber source1
Fermentation time, h	MG	CE	BP	PF	SB	SEM	P-value
OMD, %
4	2.60c	3.69bc	29.82a	7.60b	5.83bc	1.58	<0.0001
8	−0.79c	1.79c	31.86a	6.47b	6.43b	0.98	<0.0001
12	1.27c	2.63c	38.63a	9.60b	10.62b	0.61	<0.0001
EOMD, %
4	1.25c	0.25c	17.89a	3.95b	3.30b	0.33	<0.0001
8	0.52c	0.71c	23.43a	7.47b	5.54b	0.66	<0.0001
12	1.09c	0.31c	26.22a	6.15b	7.19b	0.50	<0.0001

¹MG, miscanthus grass; CE, cellulose; BP, beet pulp; PF, pea fiber; SB, sorghum bran.

^a–cMeans in the same row with unlike superscripts differ.