Yogurt and molasses can alter microbial-digestive and nutritional characteristics of pomegranate leaves silage

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Table 4 The gas production parameters of fresh pomegranate leaves or ensiled with different additives

Treatment	b_gas	c_gas	gas 12 h	gas 24 h	gas 48 h	gas 72 h
PL before ensiling	35.0^a	0.026^c	6.57^ab	18.9^a	26.2^a	28.8^a
PL after ensiling	19.2^b	0.024^c	2.40^c	10.6^c	14.6^c	15.5^c
PL ensiled 2% yogurt	24.1^b	0.031^b	5.33^b	14.7^b	19.6^b	20.7^b
PL ensiled 4% yogurt	32.8^a	0.033^ab	8.40^a	21.6^a	27.9^a	28.0^a
PL ensiled 2% molasses	23.0^b	0.032^ab	5.50^b	14.3^b	18.9^b	20.1^bc
PL ensiled 4% molasses	30.5^a	0.036^a	8.43^a	20.0^a	26.2^a	27.6^a
SEM	1.62	0.0015	0.69	1.07	1.35	1.51
P-value	< 0.0001	0.0008	0.0004	< 0.0001	< 0.0001	0.0002

Means within columns followed by the same letter are not different
PL pomegranate leaves, b_gas (ml/200 mg DM) potential gas production, c_gas (%/h) fractional rate of gas production; gas 12, 24, 48, and 72 h (ml/200 mg DM): cumulative gas production after 12, 24, 48, and 72 h incubation
SEM standard error of the mean