Table 8.
Effect of experimental diets on rumen and rectal temperature
| Parameter | Treatment diets1 | p-value | p-value | |||||
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| 6:4− | 4:6− | 6:4+ | 4:6+ | Energy level | Additive | Energy level ×additive | ||
| Rumen (°C) | 38.33±0.05 | 38.63±0.04 | 38.31±0.03 | 38.21±0.04 | <0.001 | 0.235 | 0.009 | 0.004 |
| Rectal (°C ) | 39.47±0.08 | 39.48±0.14 | 39.23±0.05 | 39.28±0.07 | <0.001 | 0.449 | <0.001 | 0.658 |
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6:4 and 4:6 stand for low and high energy level diets; + and − stand for presence or absence of dietary feed additive, respectively.
Values are mean±standard error of the mean (n = 4).