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