Animals, diets and experimental design
Four-fistulated swamp buffaloes (446±66 kg of BW)
were randomly assigned according to 4×4 Latin Square
Design to investigate the effects of coconut oil and garlic
powder supplementation on feed intake, nutrients digestibilities,
ruminal fermentation, microbial population and
methanogens diversity. These dietary treatments were as
follows: T1=control, T2=7% coconut oil, T3=7% coconut
oil+50 g/day garlic powder, T4=7% coconut oil+100 g/day
garlic powder.