. 2020 Jan 16;10(1):146. doi: 10.3390/ani10010146

Table 3.

The ratios of total gas production (TGP), methane (CH₄) and in vitro organic matter digestibility (IVOMD) from Eragrostis curvula, lucerne and TMR substrates incubated with stored or fresh plant extracts.

Parameters	Substrates	Extracts	Cntrl	Mon	AV	AZ	MO	TD	JA	CP	SEM	p-Values
Parameters	Substrates	Extracts	Cntrl	Mon	AV	AZ	MO	TD	JA	CP	SEM	p	S	p*S
CH₄/TGP	TMR	Stored	34.1	29.5	26.5	31.4	29.5	30.7	30.5	26.4	0.49	0.01	0.71	0.88
	TMR	Fresh	34.1	29.5	28.6	29.7	29.4	28.5	30.9	25.7	0.49	0.01	0.71	0.88
	Lucerne	Stored	35.5	34.7	38.9	31.4	31.2	27.3	32.1	30.4	0.58	0.01	0.22	0.28
	Lucerne	Fresh	35.5	34.7	36.0	36.1	33.6	31.5	30.8	31.7	0.58	0.01	0.22	0.28
	Eragrostis	Stored	28.9	33.5	16.1	18.6	15.1	15.9	15.2	13.1	1.29	<0.01	0.31	0.25
	Eragrostis	Fresh	28.9	33.5	16.3	16.5	15.3	12.0	12.9	15.7	1.29	<0.01	0.31	0.25
CH₄/IVOMD, mL/kg	TMR	Stored	42.9	33.4	28.1	34.7	31.9	30.2	34.2	29.7	0.87	<0.01	0.21	0.71
	TMR	Fresh	42.9	33.4	27.2	29.1	30.3	31.6	32.8	28.3	0.87	<0.01	0.21	0.71
	Lucerne	Stored	36.8	30.7	36.9	28.3	29.9	24.6	32.2	28.8	3.52	0.23	0.29	0.50
	Lucerne	Fresh	36.8	30.7	34.7	31.6	31.5	29.1	29.6	30.1	3.52	0.23	0.29	0.50
	Eragrostis	Stored	47.7	51.0	19.8	22.2	17.4	18.5	17.9	15.4	2.50	<0.01	0.20	0.25
	Eragrostis	Fresh	47.7	51.0	19.4	18.9	16.1	13.6	14.1	18.0	2.50	<0.01	0.20	0.25
TGP/IVOMD, mL/kg	TMR	Stored	1.26	1.13	1.06	1.10	1.08	1.07	1.11	1.12	0.02	<0.01	0.02	0.18
	TMR	Fresh	1.26	1.13	0.95	0.97	1.03	1.02	1.06	1.10	0.02	<0.01	0.02	0.18
	Lucerne	Stored	1.04	0.88	0.94	0.89	0.94	0.91	1.00	0.94	0.09	0.32	0.35	0.48
	Lucerne	Fresh	1.04	0.8	0.96	0.87	0.93	0.92	0.95	0.94	0.09	0.32	0.35	0.48
	Eragrostis	Stored	1.65	1.52	1.22	1.19	1.14	1.16	1.18	1.17	0.04	<0.01	0.15	0.96
	Eragrostis	Fresh	1.65	1.52	1.19	1.15	1.06	1.14	1.09	1.15	0.04	<0.01	0.15	0.96
CH₄/TVFA	TMR	Stored	25.2	22.0	17.5	22.7	20.7	19.3	21.1	19.4	0.43	<0.01	0.91	0.78
	TMR	Fresh	25.2	22.1	18.9	20.5	20.4	21.5	21.4	18.5	0.43	<0.01	0.91	0.78
	Lucerne	Stored	23.6	23.0	24.1	19.2	18.8	16.4	20.5	19.7	0.44	<0.01	0.38	0.37
	Lucerne	Fresh	23.6	23.1	22.5	21.3	21.1	18.7	18.8	20.4	0.44	<0.01	0.38	0.37
	Eragrostis	Stored	21.9	19.1	11.1	10.6	9.65	9.98	9.11	8.31	0.96	<0.01	0.29	0.26
	Eragrostis	Fresh	21.9	19.1	11.2	10.1	9.26	7.41	7.52	9.51	0.96	<0.01	0.29	0.26
TGP/TVFA	TMR	Stored	73.9	74.8	66.1	72.3	69.8	67.9	69.0	73.3	0.59	<0.01	0.70	0.85
	TMR	Fresh	73.9	74.8	66.0	68.8	69.3	70.2	69.3	72.2	0.59	<0.01	0.70	0.85
	Lucerne	Stored	66.6	66.4	61.9	61.1	59.3	60.3	64.2	64.8	0.55	<0.01	0.66	0.54
	Lucerne	Fresh	66.6	66.4	62.3	59.2	62.8	59.5	60.9	64.3	0.55	<0.01	0.66	0.54
	Eragrostis	Stored	67.3	70.5	68.7	66.5	63.5	62.3	60.1	63.4	0.73	<0.01	0.06	0.64
	Eragrostis	Fresh	67.3	70.5	69.1	61.6	61.1	61.7	58.5	60.7	0.73	<0.01	0.06	0.64

Cntrl, control; Mon, monensin; AV, Aloe vera; AZ, Azadirachta indica; MO, Moringa oleifera; TD, Tithonia diversifolia; JA, Jatropha curcas; CP, Carica papaya; SEM, standard error of mean; p, plant extracts; S, storage; p*S, Interaction between plant extracts and storage.