Table 6 Effect of different treatments on dry matter (DM) degradability in the rumen (%).
Item | FF | BS | FFC | BSC | 12FFC | 14FFC | 12BSC | 14BSC | SEM | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 h | 17.50ab | 15.15b | 17.65ab | 19.15ab | 20.25ab | 19.65ab | 21.10a | 21.85a | 0.63 | 0.04 |
4 h | 22.75ab | 18.15b | 22.30ab | 23.20ab | 24.95a | 24.35a | 25.25a | 26.35a | 0.69 | 0.04 |
8 h | 31.70a | 26.10b | 30.30ab | 30.20ab | 33.00a | 32.40a | 32.40a | 34.15a | 0.68 | 0.03 |
12 h | 39.10a | 31.75b | 36.95a | 35.85ab | 39.65a | 39.05a | 38.20a | 40.50a | 0.75 | 0.04 |
24 h | 54.05a | 43.30b | 50.35ab | 47.50ab | 53.10a | 52.55a | 50.15ab | 53.45a | 0.95 | 0.02 |
48 h | 64.60a | 53.15c | 61.75ab | 57.40bc | 64.55a | 64.05a | 60.25ab | 64.50a | 1.08 | 0.02 |
a* | 11.75 | 11.80 | 12.45 | 14.65 | 15.00 | 14.45 | 16.55 | 16.90 | 0.62 | 0.25 |
b* | 60.60a | 47.35bc | 54.20abc | 47.10c | 54.50ab | 54.55ab | 48.10bc | 52.40bc | 1.21 | 0.02 |
c* | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
a + b* | 72.35a | 59.15d | 66.65abc | 61.75 cd | 69.50ab | 69.00ab | 64.65bcd | 69.30ab | 1.15 | 0.02 |
ED | 63.50a | 62.40b | 63.60a | 63.45a | 63.75a | 63.65a | 63.60a | 63.65a | 0.11 | < 0.01 |