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Table 2 Comparison of rumen parameters and microbial population among transfaunation types

From: Assessment of microbiome changes after rumen transfaunation: implications on improving feed efficiency in beef cattle

  

Period

HH (N = 4)

HL (N = 4)

LH (N = 4)

LL (N = 4)

VFAs

Total VFA, mM

Before

124.1 ± 7.2

156.2 ± 9.5

127.6 ± 7.2

123.2 ± 12.5

After

147.7 ± 10.6

165.5 ± 10.3

144.1 ± 5.4

146.6 ± 14.4

P

*

NS

NS

NS

Acetate, mol/100 mol VFA

Before

53.1 ± 2.3

50.3 ± 2.7

50.0 ± 3.4

51.2 ± 2.7

After

47.0 ± 2.6

44.1 ± 3.4

48.5 ± 3.1

49.3 ± 0.5

P

†

†

NS

NS

Propionate, mol/100 mol VFA

Before

29.7 ± 5.0

37.1 ± 5.3

33.3 ± 5.3

35.0 ± 6.2

After

35.3 ± 3.9

40.9 ± 4.8

33.9 ± 4.1

37.6 ± 1.4

P

NS

NS

NS

NS

Butyrate, mol/100 mol VFA

Before

11.8 ± 3.1

7.4 ± 1.6

11.9 ± 2.4

9.7 ± 3.4

After

12.2 ± 2.6

10.0 ± 1.4

12.9 ± 1.8

8.9 ± 1.1

P

NS

NS

NS

NS

N-NH3

Ammonia, μg/ml

Before

10.5 ± 2.5

10.2 ± 1.5

13.9 ± 2.0

10.8 ± 3.6

After

8.3 ± 1.2

7.0 ± 1.5

12.3 ± 4.5

9.4 ± 2.0

P

NS

NS

NS

NS

pH

Before

5.90 ± 0.05

5.64 ± 0.15

5.83 ± 0.10

5.82 ± 0.13

After

5.83 ± 0.15

5.48 ± 0.07

5.81 ± 0.02

5.78 ± 0.07

P

NS

NS

NS

NS

Microbial population

Total bacteria, × 1011/g

Before

1.51 ± 1.12

9.00 ± 7.09

13.01 ± 6.65

0.90 ± 0.55

After

3.04 ± 1.07

7.52 ± 5.96

9.50 ± 5.90

2.48 ± 0.54

P

NS

NS

NS

NS

Total archaea, × 108/g

Before

8.04 ± 1.01

4.84 ± 0.74

5.85 ± 1.50

7.05 ± 1.94

After

17.38 ± 6.16

15.08 ± 3.21

12.79 ± 2.08

16.04 ± 2.92

P

NS

**

*

*

  1. NS non-significant
  2. †0.05 ≤ P < 0.1
  3. *0.01 ≤ P < 0.05
  4. **P < 0.01