Table 7.
Effect of camelina oil supplementation and three total mixed rations alpha microbial diversity estimators (N = 3).
| Level* | sobs | Shannon | Simpson | ace | Chao | coverage | Shannon eveness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roughage: concentrate (70:30) | |||||||
| C | 1785.00 | 6.02 | 0.0076 | 2248.72 | 2292.80 | 0.983 | 0.804 |
| L | 1893.33 | 6.06 | 0.0078 | 2273.03 | 2312.65 | 0.986 | 0.804 |
| H | 1786.66 | 6.05 | 0.0078 | 2176.16 | 2219.93 | 0.986 | 0.808 |
| SEM | 43.80 | 0.056 | 0.0006 | 38.27 | 46.15 | 0.001 | 0.005 |
| Linear | 0.615 | 0.797 | 0.833 | 0.150 | 0.226 | 0.331 | 0.596 |
| Quadratic | 0.101 | 0.603 | 0.843 | 0.417 | 0.541 | 0.134 | 0.889 |
| Roughage: concentrate (50:50) | |||||||
| C | 1748.00a | 6.17a | 0.005 | 2148.78a | 2156.79 | 0.985a | 0.826a |
| L | 1715.33a | 6.11a | 0.005 | 2079.76ab | 2104.00 | 0.986a | 0.821a |
| H | 1587.33b | 6.01b | 0.006 | 1980.15b | 2002.11 | 0.983b | 0.815b |
| SEM | 23.79 | 0.017 | 0.0003 | 31.41 | 43.00 | 0.0004 | 0.002 |
| Linear | 0.002 | 0.001 | 0.034 | 0.009 | 0.042 | 0.022 | 0.010 |
| Quadratic | 0.813 | 0.536 | 0.493 | 0.527 | 0.805 | 0.023 | 0.362 |
| Roughage: concentrate (30:70) | |||||||
| C | 1813.33 | 6.127 | 0.005 | 2205.30a | 2214.71 | 0.987 | 0.816 |
| L | 1800.66 | 6.198 | 0.004 | 2238.12a | 2276.18 | 0.984 | 0.826 |
| H | 1719.33 | 5.99 | 0.007 | 2110.98b | 2154.61 | 0.986 | 0.804 |
| SEM | 31.01 | 0.052 | 0.001 | 27.91 | 41.67 | 0.001 | 0.006 |
| Linear | 0.060 | 0.056 | 0.039 | 0.025 | 0.190 | 0.920 | 0.091 |
| Quadratic | 0.793 | 0.168 | 0.193 | 0.164 | 0.199 | 0.026 | 0.134 |
| P-value Ration | |||||||
| SEM | 19.57 | 0.02 | 0.0003 | 18.94 | 25.20 | 0.0005 | 0.002 |
| Linear | 0.130 | 0.116 | 0.0003 | 0.091 | 0.109 | 0.930 | 0.017 |
| Quadratic | 0.0001 | 0.477 | 0.041 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 0.637 | 0.008 |
| Camelina oil | |||||||
| SEM | 19.57 | 0.02 | 0.0003 | 18.94 | 25.20 | 0.0005 | 0.002 |
| Linear | 0.002 | 0.011 | 0.012 | 0.0002 | 0.006 | 0.882 | 0.077 |
| Quadratic | 0.108 | 0.214 | 0.668 | 0.333 | 0.311 | 0.440 | 0.393 |
Arithmetic mean in the same column within each ration with different letters differ significantly (P < 0.05).
Level: C, control without CO; L, low, 2% CO; H, high, 8% CO level.