Research Article

Effect of Sodium Lauryl Sulfate-Fumaric Acid Coupled Addition on the In Vitro Rumen Fermentation with Special Regard to Methanogenesis

Table 2

Effect of treatment systems on gas production and output of CO2 and CH4 by mixed rumen microorganisms after 24 hours.

ParameterControl (no additives)SLS-addition (defaunation)Fumaric acid additionSLS-Fumaric acid coupled additionL.S.D.

Gas volume (mL)25.10(a)± 0.8320.50(ab)± 0.4225.20(b)± 1.2416.90(ab)± 0.432.41
CO2 (μmoL)318.4(a)± 11.70249.6(ab)± 5.88301.2(b)± 17.13190.6(ab)± 6.5633.76
CH4 (μmoL)144.4(a)± 5.36118.8(ab)± 3.65128.4(ac)± 8.6482.2(abc)± 3.0915.84

Data presented as means ± SE, N= 5
Values having the same letter in the same raw are significantly different at P<0  .05.