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Item | CD | SEMd | YAM 0.3 | SEMd | YAM 0.6 | SEMd | p-value |
pH | 6.00 | 0.14 | 5.94 | 0.12 | 6.08 | 0.11 | 0.756 |
Lactic acid, μmol/kg of DM | 1.36a | 0.34 | 3.42b | 0.84 | 4.24b | 1.01 | 0.004 |
Ammonia, μmol/kg of DM | 140.26 | 21.87 | 133.75 | 10.85 | 163.33 | 12.76 | 0.286 |
Short-chain fatty acids, μmol/kg of DM | |||||||
Acetic acid | 66.82 | 11.49 | 92.92 | 12.80 | 66.59 | 10.15 | 0.216 |
Propionic acid | 32.47 | 6.19 | 27.08 | 4.37 | 30.38 | 5.23 | 0.782 |
Butyric acid | 24.50 | 7.41 | 40.29 | 12.30 | 24.84 | 5.69 | 0.545 |
Total short-chain fatty acids | 123.79 | 22.26 | 160.29 | 21.05 | 121.81 | 14.57 | 0.329 |
Branched-chain fatty acids, μmol/kg of DM | |||||||
Valeric acid | 9.86 | 2.67 | 14.40 | 2.70 | 12.63 | 2.79 | 0.514 |
Isobutyric acid | 2.31 | 0.32 | 2.30 | 0.41 | 2.71 | 0.34 | 0.694 |
Isovaleric acid | 2.39b | 0.50 | 1.85a | 0.25 | 2.98b | 0.47 | 0.014 |
Total branched-chain fatty acids | 15.10 | 3.35 | 17.06 | 2.99 | 16.50 | 3.08 | 0.673 |