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.