Table 7. Changes in ruminal dry matter and starch degradabilities by the thickness of corn flakes using the pressurized steam chamber
Item | Time (h) | Treatments1) | SEM |
T1 | T2 | T3 |
Dry matter (%) | 3 | 27.33a | 26.09a | 17.55b | 0.99 |
6 | 33.75a | 31.56a | 22.41b | 1.03 |
12 | 43.19a | 41.11a | 29.30b | 1.16 |
24 | 62.11a | 59.62a | 48.00b | 1.35 |
Starch (%) | 3 | 38.37a | 37.21a | 33.26b | 0.42 |
6 | 44.71a | 42.58b | 37.72c | 0.56 |
12 | 52.13a | 50.38a | 44.35b | 0.79 |
24 | 77.31a | 73.67a | 62.86b | 1.70 |
Treatments : T1 < 2.5 mm, T2 = 2.5–3.0 mm, and T3 > 3.0 mm.
Means without same superscripts within a column are significantly different (p < 0.01).
SEM, standard error of the mean.