Table 2. Gas yield and methane production of experimental diets under investigation.
Item | S1 |
S2 |
S3 |
Overall Mean | SEM | P value | |||
Mean | SE | Mean | SE | Mean | SE | ||||
Total gas yield, mlL0.2 g DM | 20 | 0.32 | 17 | 0.53 | 18.4 | 1.03 | 18.5 | 0.55 | 0.06 |
Methane, mL/0.2 g DM | 4.05a | 0.04 | 4.50a | 0.2 | 6.75b | 0.16 | 5.09 | 0.42 | <0.0001 |
Methane/TG, % | 20.27a | 0.37 | 26.49b | 0.35 | 36.73c | 0.55 | 27.83 | 2.4 | <0.0001 |
CH4 energy, MJ/d | 1.91a | 0.05 | 2.50b | 0.05 | 2.83c | 0.06 | 2.4 | 0.13 | <0.0001 |
CH4 energy/GEI, % | 10.32a | 0.26 | 12.51b | 0.28 | 16.03c | 0.54 | 12.95 | 0.85 | <0.0001 |