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Table 4.

Effect of physical forms of ration on rumen protozoa populations (10⁴/mL) in lambs.

Item	Experimental diets (different physical forms)			SEM	P-value
Item	Complete feed mash	Complete feed pellet	Complete feed block	SEM	P-value
Holotricha	5.0	3.3	7.5	2.1	0.3
Entodinium	15.83^b	22.50^b	34.16^a	4.20	0.01
Diplodinium	15.00	21.66	25.00	4.90	0.20
Epdiniumi	0.00^b	1.66^b	14.16^a	2.10	0.0005
Ophryoscolex	11.66	10.38	10.00	2.03	0.90
Total protozoa	47.50^b	60.00^b	90.00^a	8.07	0.002

SEM = standard error of means.

^a,b Means with different superscripts in the same row differ significantly (P < 0.05).