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. 2017 Jan 11;12(1):e0170044. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170044

Table 2. Effect of animal species on the level of the pH and amount of apparent disappearance under same low nitrogen diet in Rusitec fermenters.

Item Cattle Yak SEM P-value
Effluent, L/d 0.775 0.781 00024 0.776
pH before feeding 6.84 6.82 0.02 0.383
Apparent ruminal digestibility, %
DM 42.2 40.9 1.10 0.245
NDF 68.9 69.6 1.95 0.69
OM 41.9 40.4 1.09 0.192

DM-dry matter; NDF- neutral detergent fiber; OM-organic matter.