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Response of Fumaric Acid Addition on Methanogenesis, Rumen Fermentation, and Dry Matter Degradability in Diets Containing Wheat Straw and Sorghum or Berseem as Roughage Source

Table 1

Chemical composition of berseem and sorghum containing diets.


Particulars (g/kg on DM basis)
Diets	OM	CP	EE	NDF	ADF	HC	TA

Berseem-containing diets
HFD (80R : 20C)	842.6	110.8	27.0	541.4	357.3	184.0	157.4
MFD (50R : 50C)	859.0	168.0	32.6	502.2	264.9	237.3	141.0
LFD (20R : 80C)	876.9	229.8	37.9	386.2	199.9	186.3	123.1

Sorghum-containing diets
HFD (80R : 20C)	893.4	115.5	18.5	575.2	391.4	183.8	106.6
MFD (50R : 50C)	900.0	178.1	22.6	422.6	290.1	132.5	100.0
LFD (20R : 80C)	901.9	196.3	35.2	279.0	192.2	86.8	98.1

OM: organic matter; CP: crude protein; EE: ether extract; NDF: neutral detergent fiber; ADF: Acid detergent fiber; HC: hemicellulose; TA: total ash.
HFD: high-fiber diet; MFD: medium-fiber diet; LFD: low-fiber diet; R: roughage; C: concentrate.
*Roughage part composed of wheat straw (70 parts) and sorghum (30 parts) or berseem (30 parts).