Table 4 Effect of replacement of Moringa oleifera leaf on in vitro digestibility, total gas, methane, PF and MBP along with roughage and concentrate feed (70R:30C)

146.43 ± 3.89^c

151.41 ± 4.76^bc

157.26 ± 0.80^abc

163.68 ± 4.92^ab

165.95 ± 4.62^ab

168.48 ± 5.46^a

171.32 ± 1.85^a

2.42

0.02

62.64 ± 0.67^e

64.25 ± 0.43^e

66.56 ± 0.69^d

69.58 ± 1.54^c

73.19 ± 0.37^b

74.52 ± 0.48^ab

75.85 ± 0.16^a

1.10

 < 0.001

64.69 ± 0.14^c

66.25 ± 0.40^c

69.89 ± 1.31^b

71.01 ± 1.46^b

74.07 ± 0.81^a

75.07 ± 0.47^a

75.68 ± 0.01^a

0.93

 < 0.001

32.16 ± 0.15^a

31.03 ± 0.24^b

30.55 ± 0.25^b

29.44 ± 0.35^c

28.57 ± 0.30^d

27.94 ± 0.31^d

27.78 ± 0.25^d

0.35

 < 0.001

8.12 ± 0.13^a

7.80 ± 0.15^ab

7.87 ± 0.29^ab

7.44 ± 0.31^bc

6.90 ± 0.17^c

6.79 ± 0.18^c

6.88 ± 0.09^c

0.13

0.001

49.05 ± 1.23^c

52.62 ± 0.68^bc

56.83 ± 2.10^ab

58.53 ± 2.46^ab

61.01 ± 2.35^a

62.98 ± 3.36^a

63.47 ± 1.19^a

1.30

0.002

16.62 ± 0.52^c

17.36 ± 1.22^bc

18.69 ± 0.28^abc

19.25 ± 0.86^ab

19.66 ± 0.45^ab

20.11 ± 1.19^a

20.73 ± 0.38^a

0.39

0.02

9.99 ± 0.30

10.04 ± 1.04

11.45 ± 0.16

10.87 ± 0.61

10.04 ± 0.91

9.14 ± 1.16

9.42 ± 0.53

0.29

0.41

2.96 ± 0.15

3.05 ± 0.17

3.04 ± 0.12

3.04 ± 0.04

3.11 ± 0.17

3.14 ± 0.11

3.06 ± 0.02

0.04

0.97

46.61 ± 0.46^d

47.82 ± 1.91^cd

49.94 ± 2.95^bcd

50.17 ± 3.28^bcd

53.17 ± 1.35^abc

55.33 ± 1.27^ab

56.85 ± 0.11^a

1.005

0.018

3.90 ± 0.17

3.84 ± 0.20

3.92 ± 0.06

3.84 ± 0.17

3.91 ± 0.13

3.98 ± 0.09

3.81 ± 0.09

0.047

13.23 ± 0.48

12.65 ± 0.81

12.76 ± 0.83

12.29 ± 1.71

13.76 ± 0.56

11.97 ± 1.18

11.97 ± 0.49

0.33

0.821