Table-3.
Effect of synbiotic supplementation on the mean amount of CH4 (mg/m3) and CO2 (mg/m3) in calves’ rumen.
| Parameters (mg/m3) | Day of experiment | CoG | SynG | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | Q1-Q3 | Median | Q1-Q3 | |||
| CH4 | 1st | 811.50 | 107.87-870.45 | 790.18 | 442.75-1032.87 | 0.059 |
| 28th | 1052.94 | 983.33-1111.89 | 659.11 | 565.04-1015.32 | <0.001* | |
| 56th | 792.06 | 755.06-873.59 | 675.41 | 653.46-700.50 | <0.001* | |
| CO2 | 1st | 3258.54 | 2864.08-3506.88 | 2701.65 | 2419.45-3042.81 | <0.001* |
| 28th | 4618.15 | 4378.59-4756.74 | 4263.82 | 3553.29-4599.96 | <0.001* | |
| 56th | 4251.28 | 4045.58-4426.25 | 3266.07 | 1358.98-4584.91 | 0.001* | |
Significant at p<0.05. CH4=Methane, CO2=Carbon dioxide, CoG=Control group, SynG=Synbiotic group, Q1-Q3=Quartile 1- Quartile 3