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. 2019 Nov 26;14(11):e0225448. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0225448

Table 2. The 24-h mean ruminal pH, duration of time, and area under curve (for pH <5.6 and 5.8) in Japanese Black beef cattle during the Early, Middle, and Late fattening stages.

Item	Stage			SEM
Item	Early	Middle	Late	SEM
24-h mean ruminal pH
Minimum	5.43^a	5.30^ab	4.98^b	0.10
Mean	6.22^a	6.06^ab	5.73^b	0.03
Maximum	6.79	6.76	6.69	0.09
Duration of ruminal pH (min/d)
pH <5.6	139^a	287^a	688^b	105
pH <5.8	226^a	460^ab	802^b	110
Area under curve (pH × min/d)
pH <5.6	4.29^a	7.68^ab	13.7^b	5.17
pH <5.8	5.24^a	12.7^ab	24.0^b	1.51

^a,bMean within a row, different superscripts significantly differ (P < 0.05)