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Table 2.

Rumen total SCFA concentration (mM) and proportions (mol 100⁻¹ mol) in ruminant species.

	Yak	Cattle	Crossbreed sheep	Tibetan sheep	SE
Total SCFA	83.24^a	58.29^b	82.73^a	69.75^b	3.51
Acetate	71.95^b	73.38^ab	74.15^a	74.60^a	0.38
Propionate	14.50^a	12.28^b	15.02^a	12.97^b	0.35
Isobutyrate	1.05	1.35	0.98	1.05	0.08
Butyrate	11.16^a	12.06^a	9.04^b	10.21^ab	0.42
Isovalerate	1.28	0.79	0.81	1.17	0.09
Valerate	0.063	0.150	0.000	0.000	0.038
Acetate : propionate	4.98^b	5.97^a	4.94^b	5.76^a	0.15

^a,bMean values within a row with a different superscript are significantly different (P < 0.05).

SE: standard error.