Table 6. Particular bacterial species and methanogen population in steers differing breed (n = 49) in LE.
Variable | Breed | P value | ||
Angus | Charolais | Hybrid | ||
Mean ± SEM | Mean ± SEM | Mean ± SEM | ||
(n = 5) | (n = 19) | (n = 25) | ||
Total bacteria | 7.38E10±2.31E10 | 3.08E10±1.186E10 | 5.72E10±1.03E10 | 0.14 |
Succinivibrio sp. (%) | 7.32±9.12 | 29.57±4.68 | 17.28±4.08 | 0.05 |
Eubacterium sp. (%) | 0.03±0.11 | 0.08±0.05 | 0.19±0.05 | 0.24 |
Robinsoniella sp. (%) | 0.002±0.002 | 0.003±9.55E−4 | 0.004±8.32E−4 | 0.47 |
Total Methanogens | 3.82E7±6.59E6 | 1.79E7±3.38E6 | 2.43E7±2.94E6 | 0.03 |