Table 5.
In vitro degradability and gas production kinetics of total mixed ration after 90 days of ensiling
| Items | Treatments1) | SEM | p-value | |||||
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| Control | B | A | P | E | F | |||
| Degradability | ||||||||
| IVDMD | 269 | 297 | 271 | 294 | 305 | 315 | 5.939 | 0.123 |
| IVNDFD | 145 | 147 | 146 | 152 | 167 | 169 | 2.413 | 0.064 |
| In vitro gas production kinetics | ||||||||
| GP24 (mL) | 110 | 96.4 | 111 | 110 | 123 | 126 | 6.292 | 0.066 |
| Rate of GP (mL/h) | 0.047 | 0.039 | 0.051 | 0.058 | 0.047 | 0.042 | 0.003 | 0.210 |
| Potential GP (mL) | 173 | 175 | 162 | 158 | 161 | 200 | 6.943 | 0.137 |
SEM, standard error of means; DM, dry matter; IVDMD, in vitro degradability of DM; IVNDFD, in vitro degradability of neutral detergent fibre; GP24, gas production at 24 h.
B, L. buchneri; A, acetic acid; P, propionic acid; E, 1,2-propanediol; F, 1-propanol.