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

Table 4.

Molar proportions of volatile fatty acids from the in vitro incubation of E. curvula, lucerne and TMR substrates from E. curvula, lucerne and TMR substrates incubated with stored or fresh plant extracts.

VFA Molar Proportions		Extracts	Cntrl	Mon	AV	AZ	MO	TD	JA	CP	SEM	p-Values
VFA Molar Proportions		Extracts	Cntrl	Mon	AV	AZ	MO	TD	JA	CP	SEM	p	S	p*S
Acetate	TMR	Stored	45.5	44.5	33.6	33.9	31.3	31.5	33.5	33.2	1.00	<0.01	0.38	0.47
	TMR	Fresh	45.5	44.5	34.1	35.3	30.6	29.7	32.5	32.2	1.00	<0.01	0.38	0.47
	Lucerne	Stored	43.3	41.9	37.3	34.1	33.1	36.5	32.6	36.1	0.66	<0.01	0.95	0.34
	Lucerne	Fresh	43.3	41.9	35.4	35.5	34.1	34.5	34.6	35.6	0.66	<0.01	0.95	0.34
	Eragrostis	Stored	44.4	42.2	35.8	36.2	38.2	39.1	38.5	38.1	0.55	<0.01	0.26	0.28
	Eragrostis	Fresh	44.4	42.0	37.6	36.1	39.0	37.9	34.5	36.8	0.55	<0.01	0.26	0.28
Propionate	TMR	Stored	22.7	23.2	20.3	20.2	21.3	19.6	19.7	21.8	0.32	0.04	0.62	0.92
	TMR	Fresh	22.7	23.2	20.3	19.9	22.6	21.8	18.9	21.6	0.32	0.04	0.62	0.92
	Lucerne	Stored	21.0	19.4	20.8	20.3	19.7	20.6	19.6	20.7	0.13	0.82	0.60	0.14
	Lucerne	Fresh	20.1	20.9	19.4	19.7	19.4	20.2	20.7	19.6	0.13	0.82	0.60	0.14
	Eragrostis	Stored	17.9	20.1	21.9	22.1	21.4	21.5	22.5	21.6	0.30	0.01	0.25	0.49
	Eragrostis	Fresh	17.9	20.1	22.7	21.7	22.9	23.3	21.8	22.6	0.30	0.01	0.25	0.49
Iso-butyrate	TMR	Stored	2.92	3.97	7.66	6.57	6.46	7.42	7.06	9.26	0.43	<0.01	0.79	0.19
	TMR	Fresh	2.92	3.97	5.80	4.72	6.84	8.63	10.2	9.21	0.43	<0.01	0.79	0.19
	Lucerne	Stored	3.00	13.1	8.3	9.59	8.98	7.51	9.16	8.62	0.49	<0.01	0.82	0.86
	Lucerne	Fresh	3.00	12.5	9.69	9.14	7.39	7.83	8.51	9.28	0.49	<0.01	0.82	0.86
	Eragrostis	Stored	4.89	5.91	12.5	8.97	9.39	9.19	8.63	9.35	0.40	<0.01	0.52	0.10
	Eragrostis	Fresh	4.89	5.91	7.54	9.26	10.3	8.42	9.96	10.1	0.40	<0.01	0.52	0.10
Butyrate	TMR	Stored	12.8	14.5	18.9	19.7	20.3	20.4	19.4	18.5	0.51	<0.01	0.32	0.94
	TMR	Fresh	12.8	14.6	19.1	20.6	20.7	21.4	18.8	19.5	0.51	<0.01	0.32	0.94
	Lucerne	Stored	15.8	10.9	13.5	14.1	14.6	14.2	15.6	13.9	0.27	<0.01	0.68	0.62
	Lucerne	Fresh	15.8	10.4	14.1	14.3	14.8	14.7	14.8	14.1	0.27	<0.01	0.68	0.62
	Eragrostis	Stored	15.9	12.1	8.72	12.1	11.1	11.4	11.1	11.4	0.40	0.03	0.15	0.18
	Eragrostis	Fresh	15.6	12.1	14.7	11.6	9.7	11.6	11.6	13.7	0.40	0.03	0.15	0.18
Iso-valerate	TMR	Stored	11.7	9.52	10.3	10.1	11.1	11.3	10.5	11.1	0.16	0.04	0.65	0.99
	TMR	Fresh	11.7	9.52	1.1	10.6	11.1	11.1	10.5	11.1	0.16	0.04	0.65	0.99
	Lucerne	Stored	12.9	8.16	10.1	10.8	12.1	10.8	12.3	10.3	0.33	0.01	0.60	0.95
	Lucerne	Fresh	12.9	12.8	11.3	10.8	12.9	11.8	11.2	11.1	0.33	0.01	0.60	0.95
	Eragrostis	Stored	11.9	10.7	9.91	10.7	9.79	9.14	9.43	9.81	0.24	0.45	0.23	0.81
	Eragrostis	Fresh	11.9	10.7	9.25	10.9	10.8	11.2	11.5	9.56	0.24	0.45	0.23	0.81
Valerate	TMR	Stored	4.06	4.21	9.13	9.34	9.50	9.82	9.87	6.83	0.43	<0.01	0.21	0.80
	TMR	Fresh	4.05	4.21	9.6	8.99	8.13	7.51	9.14	6.58	0.43	<0.01	0.21	0.80
	Lucerne	Stored	4.76	4.72	10.0	11.1	11.7	10.2	10.6	10.4	0.47	<0.01	0.42	0.76
	Lucerne	Fresh	4.76	4.72	10.0	10.4	11.4	10.9	10.1	10.2	0.47	<0.01	0.42	0.76
	Eragrostis	Stored	5.22	6.61	11.2	10.0	10.2	9.65	9.86	9.81	0.43	0.03	0.19	0.71
	Eragrostis	Fresh	5.22	6.61	8.16	10.4	7.64	7.52	11.3	7.61	0.43	0.03	0.19	0.71
A: p ratio	TMR	Stored	1.99	1.92	1.65	1.67	1.46	1.60	1.69	1.52	0.04	<0.01	0.63	0.81
	TMR	Fresh	1.99	1.92	1.67	1.79	1.36	1.39	1.71	1.48	0.04	<0.01	0.63	0.81
	Lucerne	Stored	2.16	2.17	1.78	1.67	1.68	1.76	1.66	1.75	0.03	<0.01	0.74	0.45
	Lucerne	Fresh	2.16	2.17	1.82	1.79	1.75	1.71	1.67	1.81	0.03	<0.01	0.74	0.45
	Eragrostis	Stored	2.48	2.02	1.63	1.64	1.78	1.82	1.71	1.76	0.05	<0.01	0.03	0.42
	Eragrostis	Fresh	2.48	2.02	1.65	1.66	1.70	1.63	1.63	1.60	0.05	<0.01	0.03	0.42

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.