Table 8.
Effects of dietary energy level on the methanogenic bacteria abundance of growing yaks.
| Item | Treatment | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEG | HEG | ||
| Phylum level | |||
| Euryarchaeota | 0.999 ± 0.354 | 0.997 ± 0.406 | 0.270 |
| Thaumarchaeota | 0.000 ± 0.000 | 0.002 ± 0.000 | <0.001 |
| Genus level | |||
| Methanobrevibacter | 0.947 ± 0.609 | 0.966 ± 0.378 | 0.005 |
| Methanosphaera | 0.05 ± 1.077 | 0.03 ± 0.463 | <0.001 |