Table 3.

Rumen pH and bacteria abundances in lambs with high-pH and low-pH

Items	High rumen pH lambs	Low rumen pH lambs	Pooled SEM	P-value
Ruminal pH	6.83	5.75	0.13	<0.001
Bacteria, Log10 16S rRNA copies number/mL rumen fluid
Total bacteria	15.64	15.42	0.10	0.311
Total cellulolytic bacteria	11.69	11.42	0.11	0.254
Fibrobacter succinogenes	10.79	10.53	0.11	0.418
Ruminococcus flavefaciens	10.84	10.28	0.22	0.311
Ruminococcus albus	10.77	10.63	0.11	0.254
Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens	11.20	10.96	0.14	0.331