Table 3
Ruminal parameters of sheep fed the different diets
1)
Item
Diet with
SE
Rye straw
BF-based silage
2)
Ruminal pH
6.6
6.6
0.1
Ruminal VFA (mM/ℓ)
Acetate
105.6
107.5
16.1
Propionate
16.9
22.9
3.0
Butyrate
4.5
4.7
1.1
Acetate/propionate
5.9
4.7
0.7
NH
3
-N (mg/dl)
13.2
a
22.6
b
1.0