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Table 1 Ruminal pH variations in the different rumen environmental conditions after feeding

From: Temporal microbial colonization on different forages is driven by the rumen environmental conditions

Time

pH1

AHR

CSR

0 h

6.39a

6.27a

0.5 h

6.18ab

6.28a

2 h

5.91bc

6.03ab

4 h

5.67c

5.73b

8 h

5.99bc

5.71b

16 h

5.70c

5.75b

24 h

6.32a

6.28a

SEM

0.05

0.05

P value2

Time

< 0.01

Treatment

0.24

Time × Treatment

0.04

  1. a−cMeans within the same column with different superscripts denote significant differences (P < 0.05)
  2. 1AHR: alfalfa hay rumen environmental condition; CSR: corn stover rumen environmental condition
  3. 2Linear mixed model analysis was used to test the effects of incubation time and the rumen environment on the ruminal pH
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Animal Microbiome

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