Parameter

Treatment1

SEM

P<2

T3.5

T7.0

T10.5

Treat

Hour

Treat * Hour

VFA

Total, mmol L−1

75.3

67.5

66.3

3.17

0.29

0.01

0.96

Acetate, mmol L−1

55.6a

48.1ab

45.7b

2.20

0.01

0.02

0.94

Acetate, mol 100 mol−1

73.9a

71.5b

69.0c

0.34

0.01

0.04

0.36

Propionate, mmol L−1

13.1

13.7

15.0

0.68

0.09

0.01

0.99

Propionate, mol 100 mol−1

17.4c

20.2b

22.5a

0.25

0.01

0.10

0.63

Butyrate, mmol L−1

6.6

5.7

5.6

0.47

0.39

0.01

0.79

Butyrate, mol 100 mol−1

8.7

8.3

8.4

0.20

0.46

0.05

0.13

Acetate:Propionate ratio

4.25a

3.55b

3.08c

0.06

0.01

0.05

0.60

pH

6.20a

6.02ab

5.94b

0.07

0.04

0.16

0.89

NH3-N, mg %

41.62

35.87

35.04

2.14

0.07

0.01

0.93