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Table 4 In vitro characteristics of raw and replacement levels of urea-treated CPHM diets

From: Nutritional potentials and in vitro estimation of composite cocoa pod husk-based diets for ruminants

Diets

Methane (ml)

CO2 (ml)

OMD (%)

SCFA (μm)

ME (Kcal/g)

IVDMD (%)

Raw CPHM

1.00d

1.89e

25.26e

0.01e

3.16f

42.00c

A

3.00c

7.67d

32.56d

0.19d

4.28e

50.00bc

B

3.00c

9.33c

34.15c

0.23c

4.53d

60.06b

C

3.00c

11.07b

35.73c

0.28b

4.79c

60.06b

D

4.00b

13.67ab

38.98b

0.36a

5.29b

70.07a

E

5.00a

15.03a

41.13a

0.40a

5.63a

80.00a

F

5.00a

15.19a

41.37a

0.42a

5.66a

80.00a

SEM

0.29

2.09

0.94

0.02

0.14

3.01

  1. Means on the same row with different superscript letters are significantly (p < 0.05) different
  2. OMD organic matter digestibility, CO2 (carbon dioxide) gas production from insoluble fraction, SCFA short-chain fatty acid, ME metabolizable energy, IVDMD in vitro dry matter disappearance, CPHM cocoa pod husk meal, A 0% replacement levels of urea-treated CPHM, B 5% replacement levels of urea-treated CPHM, C 7.5% replacement levels of urea-treated CPHM, D 10% replacement levels of urea-treated CPHM, E 12.5% replacement levels of urea-treated CPHM, F 15% replacement levels of urea-treated CPHM