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Table 1 Age-dependent variations in rumen VFA concentrations of Mongolian cattle

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

  1. RM05 5 months, RM18 18 months, RM36 36 months, SEM Standard error of mean. Values are presented as mean ± SEM