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Table 5 Results of in vitro digestibility of barley cultivated under different salinity treatments

From: Influence of salinity on the biometric traits of striped catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) and barley (Hordeum vulgare) cultivated under an integrated aquaculture-agriculture system

Treatment

DOM (%)

SCFA (mmol/ml gas)

TDN (%)

MP (g/kg DOM)

ME (Mcal/kg DM)

NE (Mcal/IB)

T0

47.60a ± 3.23

0.71a ± 0.11

48.10a ± 3.19

57.50a ± 3.90

1.69a ± 0.15

3.52a ± 0.11

T1

47.00a ± 2.71

0.74a ± 0.08

48.10a ± 2.26

56.70a ± 3.26

1.69a ± 0.10

3.38c ± 0.08

T2

49.10a ± 1.73

0.79a ± 0.05

49.60a ± 1.49

59.20a ± 2.08

1.76a ± 0.07

3.45b ± 0.06

T3

49.40a ± 0.18

0.78a ± 0.01

49.80a ± 0.14

59.60a ± 0.21

1.76a ± 0.01

3.52ab ± 0.01

  1. Data is expressed as mean ± SD (n = 3). Different lower superscript letters within each column indicate a significant difference between treatments (P < 0.05). T0: Control, T1: 5,000 ppm, T2: 10,000 ppm, T3: 15,000 ppm, DOM Digestible Organic Matter, SCFA Short-Chain Fatty Acids, TDN Total Digestible Nutrients, MP Microbial Protein, ME Metabolic Energy, NE Net Energy