. 2018 Jan 27;96(1):293–305. doi: 10.1093/jas/skx032

Table 8.

The rumen fermentation parameters in Tibetan sheep supplemented with urea-molasses lick block or concentrate in the cold season

Item	Treatments^a			SEM	P-value
Item	CON	BS	CS	SEM	P-value
pH	6.94^a	6.80^a	6.55^b	0.060	0.004
Acetate, mmol/L	58. 0	61.8	60.6	1.440	0.615
Propionate, mmol/L	12.4^c	16.1^b	27.6^a	2.312	<0.0001
Butyrate, mmol/L	6.23^c	8.59^b	9.84^a	0.551	<0.0001
Total VFA, mmol/L	76.7^c	86.5^b	98.0^a	3.293	<0.0001
Acetate:propionate	4.72^a	3.85^b	2.20^c	0.342	<0.0001
Ammonia, mmol/L	3.39^c	5.29^b	8.43^a	0.761	<0.0001
MCP^b, mg/100 mL	116.3^c	136.0^b	163.5^a	7.651	0.002

^a,b,cMeans in same row with different superscripts are different from each other (P < 0.05).

^aTreatments: CON = control (no supplements); BS = supplemented with urea-molasses lick block; CS = supplemented with concentrate.

^bMCP = microbial proteins.