Effect of feeding garlic leaves on rumen fermentation, methane emission, plasma glucose kinetics, and nitrogen utilization in sheep

Table 3 Effect of feeding FDGL on methane emission in sheep^a

Items	Diet^b		SEM^c	P-value
Items	Control	FDGL	SEM^c	P-value
Methane (L/ d)	25.79	24.38	1.124	0.279
Methane (L/(kg BW^0.75·d))	1.49	1.40	0.055	0.205
Methane (L/kg DMI)	28.05	25.34	0.919	0.042
Methane (L/kg DMD)	40.79	35.96	1.526	0.034
Dry matter digestibility (%)	68.75	70.56	0.997	0.145

^aValues represent means of six sheep
^bControl diet: mixed hay (orchardgrass and reed canarygrass) and concentrate (60:40); FDGL diet: Control diet plus FDGL
^cSEM, standard error of mean

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