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. 2020 Jun 2;13(6):1017–1024. doi: 10.14202/vetworld.2020.1017-1024

Table-4.

Effect of synbiotic supplementation on the mean amount of CH4 (mg/m3) and CO2 (mg/m3) in calves’ rumen on 1 kg body weight.

Parameters Day of experiment CoG SynG p-value


Median Q1-Q3 Median Q1-Q3
CH4/kg 1st 9.63 1.17-9.86 12.95 3.94-16.75 0.421
28th 10.33 9.55-10.90 7.58 5.95-10.88 0.222
56th 7.10 6.35-9.19 5.46 4.60-5.95 0.032
CO2/kg 1st 38.36 36.32-39.26 44.28 29.47-46.0 0.548
28th 46.42 42.58-48.61 53.96 37.59-54.71 0.841
56th 36.72 34.63-37.07 38.47 9.61-62.95 0.917

*Significant at p<0.05. CH4=Methane, CO2=Carbon dioxide, CoG=Control group, SynG=Synbiotic group, Q1-Q3=Quartile 1- Quartile 3