From: Age-dependent variations in rumen bacterial community of Mongolian cattle from weaning to adulthood
Items | RM05 | RM18 | RM36 | SEM | P-Value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Body weight (kg) | 92.2a | 144.7ab | 195.5b | 14.02 | 0.01 |
Total VFA (mM) | 40.92 | 44.75 | 47.66 | 2.74 | 0.67 |
Acetate (mM) | 28.88 | 32.22 | 34.59 | 1.99 | 0.61 |
Propionate (mM) | 6.59 | 7.18 | 7.27 | 0.42 | 0.76 |
Isobutyrate (mM) | 0.97 | 0.83 | 0.90 | 0.05 | 0.40 |
Butyrate (mM) | 2.77 | 3.08 | 3.32 | 0.26 | 0.61 |
Isovalerate (mM) | 1.40 | 1.14 | 1.26 | 0.09 | 0.44 |
Valerate (mM) | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.31 | 0.03 | 0.93 |
Acetate/Propionate | 4.34 | 4.51 | 4.79 | 0.10 | 0.22 |
Acetate/Butyrate | 12.04 | 11.02 | 9.63 | 0.52 | 0.44 |