used to measure the total gas (TG). The pH was determined using the Schott
® Instrumets Lab 860 (SI Analytics GmbH, Mainz, Germany)
after opening each serum bottle. Samples of fermentation were also collected in
1.5 mL cryotubes and deep frozen at −80°C. These samples were
later thawed at room temperature and then centrifuged at 13,000×g for 15
min at 4°C using a Micro 17TR centrifuge (Hanil Science Industrial,
Incheon, Korea) and the supernatant was used for ammonia nitrogen
(NH3-N) and volatile fatty acids (VFA) analysis [22 (link)]. Using the Libra S22 spectrophotometer
(Biochrom, Cambridge, UK) at an absorbance of 630 nm, NH3-N
concentration was measured according to the methods developed by Chaney and
Marbach [25 (link)]. VFA were analyzed using
high performance liquid chromatography (Agilent Technologies1200 series, Agilent
Technologies, Santa Clara, CA, USA) with a UV detector (210 nm and 220 nm) and a
Metacarb87H (Agilent Technologies) column using 0.0085 N
H2SO4 as a buffer at a flow rate of 0.6 mL/min and
temperature column of 35°C. The DM disappearance in the rumen was
calculated according to the protocol of Van Emon et al. [26 (link)]. For NDF and acid detergent fiber (ADF) analysis, ANKOM
220 Fiber Analyzer (AnkomTechnology) based on the Van Soest et al. [20 (link)] method was used.