Table 6.
Effects of small peptide supplementation on the relative abundance of ruminal bacterial communities (%) at the phylum level (n = 10).
| Items | Experimental treatments | SE | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON | SP | |||
| Bacteroidetes | 33.51 | 36.78 | 1.274 | 0.041 |
| Firmicutes | 46.57 | 43.26 | 1.935 | 0.031 |
| Proteobacteria | 13.06 | 14.33 | 0.769 | 0.029 |
| Fibrobacteres | 1.95 | 1.64 | 0.058 | 0.228 |
| Spirochaetes | 0.95 | 1.04 | 0.166 | 0.187 |
| Actinobacteria | 1.42 | 1.25 | 0.114 | 0.108 |
| Verrucomicrobia | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.031 | 0.071 |
| Cyanobacteria | 0.19 | 0.14 | 0.056 | 0.081 |
| Tenericutes | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.017 | 0.301 |
| Others | 1.89 | 1.06 | 0.016 | 0.002 |
SP, small peptide supplement treatment; CON, control treatment; SE, standard error.