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. 2013 Aug 27;4(1):32. doi: 10.1186/2049-1891-4-32

Table 8.

Effects of mangosteen peel powder supplement on population of rumen microbes

Substrates
Level, g/h/d
Protozoa
Methanogens
RF
RA
FS
Species
References
    (+/−) (+/−) (+/−) (+/−) (+/−)    
MP
100
−*
nd
nd
nd
nd
Beef cattle
[52]
MP
100


+*
+*
+*
Native cattle
[51]
MP 300 −* nd + + + Dairy cows [20]

Abbreviations: MP mangosteen peel powder, plus symbol, minus symbol increase or decrease from control group, nd not determined, RF ruminococcus flavefaciens, RA ruminococcus albus, FS fibrobactor succinogenes *P < 0.05, significantly different from control group.

+ increased, - ─ decr.