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. 2020 Apr 12;34(2):223–232. doi: 10.5713/ajas.19.0972

Table 5.

In vitro degradability and gas production kinetics of total mixed ration after 90 days of ensiling

Items Treatments1) SEM p-value

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.

1)

B, L. buchneri; A, acetic acid; P, propionic acid; E, 1,2-propanediol; F, 1-propanol.