Table 2.
Effects of supplementation with different types of oils on microbial population (mean ± SE) in the rumen of goats
| Parameter | Treatment | P-value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNT | OL | PO | SF | Treatment | Day | Treatment×Day | |
| Total Microbes (Log10 copy No/g) | 9.56 ± 0.21 | 10.20 ± 0.15 | 10.01 ± 0.13 | 9.83 ± 0.16 | NS | NS | NS |
| Fibrobacter succinogenes (Log10 copy No/g) | 4.20 ± 0.18 | 3.67 ± 0.18 | 4.20 ± 0.14 | 4.21 ± 0.14 | NS | * | * |
| Rumonococcus albus (Log10 copy No/g) | 7.81 ± 0.21 | 7.65 ± 0.18 | 7.95 ± 0.22 | 8.07 ± 0.19 | NS | * | * |
| Ruminococcus flavefaciens (Log10 copy No/g) | 5.02 ± 0.19 | 5.06 ± 0.26 | 5.32 ± 0.20 | 5.36 ± 0.10 | NS | * | * |
| Methanogenic archea (Log10 copy No/g) | 3.60 ± 0.12b | 4.23 ± 0.22a | 3.91 ± 0.14ab | 4.39 ± 0.21a | * | * | * |
| Protozoa (Log10 copy No/g) | 3.30 ± 0.22 | 2.63 ± 0.22 | 3.30 ± 0.13 | 3.22 ± 0.15 | NS | * | NS |
CNT Control diet, OL Olive oil diet, PO Palm olein diet, SF Sunflower oil diet, Tr Treatment
*Significant level at P < 0.05
a, bMeans ± std. error in the same row with different superscripts are statistically different (P < 0.05)