Table 2.
Effect of hop (Humulus lupulus L.) on ruminal characteristics at 2 h after feeding in sheep.
| Rumen parameters | Treatment* | SEM | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hop-diet | MH-diet | |||
| No. of sheep | 6 | 6 | ||
| Ammonia nitrogen (mg/dL) | 24.6 | 18.2 | 1.6 | 0.08 |
| VFA conc. (mmol/L): | ||||
| Total | 79.3 | 75.9 | 7.1 | 0.35 |
| Acetate | 62.2 | 61.3 | 3.8 | 0.39 |
| Propionate | 11.0 | 9.6 | 0.8 | 0.36 |
| Butyrate | 3.7 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 0.36 |
| Iso-bytyrate | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.27 |
| Valerate | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.26 |
| Iso-valerate | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.29 |
*MH-diet= orchardgrass and reed canarygrass (60:40) hay; Hop-diet= MH-diet and hop (Humulus lupulus L.)(85:15); SEM= standard errors of the means; VFA= volatile fatty acids.