Table 2.
Mean in vitro dry matter digestibility of different forage sources inoculated or not with a Bacillus-based direct-fed microbial in experiment 11,2
| Forage source | Treatments | SEM | P-value3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON | DFM | T | T × H | ||
| Ryegrass | 46.0 | 55.1 | 1.21 | <0.0001 | <0.01 |
| Alfalfa hay | 57.1 | 60.7 | 1.11 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| Leucaena | 39.9 | 50.8 | 1.14 | <0.0001 | <0.01 |
| Corn silage | 67.9 | 71.4 | 1.10 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| Spinifex | 33.6 | 37.3 | 1.28 | 0.04 | 0.23 |
| Buffel grass | 50.7 | 64.2 | 1.14 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
| Flinders grass | 55.1 | 56.1 | 1.38 | 0.60 | 0.44 |
| Mitchell grass | 21.8 | 25.9 | 1.34 | 0.04 | <0.01 |
| Rhodes grass hay | 40.4 | 44.9 | 1.21 | 0.01 | 0.04 |
| Queensland bluegrass | 41.1 | 41.3 | 1.84 | 0.93 | 0.03 |
IVDMD was analyzed at 24 and 48 h post-direct-fed microbial inoculation.
DFM, Bacillus-based direct-fed microbial inoculated in the rumen fluid (B. licheniformis and B. subtilis; Bovacillus, Chr. Hansen A/S, Horsholm, Denmark).
T, main treatment effect; T × H, treatment × hour interaction.