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Table 4.

Effects of diet (BG-DW: bermudagrass hay—dewormed; BG: bermudagrass hay; SER: sericea hay) and stress treatment (ST: Non-Transported, NTS; Transported, TS) on pH and microbial counts in the rumen and rectum of goats.

Item	ST	Diet			n	SEM	p-Value by ANOVA
Item	ST	BG-DW	BG	SER	n	SEM	Diet	ST	Diet × ST
Rumen
pH	NTS	6.27	6.02	6.26	6	0.108	0.239	0.802	0.339
pH	TS	6.11	6.18	6.32	6	0.108	0.239	0.802	0.339
E. coli log₁₀ CFU/g	NTS	0.19	0.42	0.37	6	0.116	0.920	0.967	0.153
E. coli log₁₀ CFU/g	TS	0.44	0.29	0.27	6	0.116	0.920	0.967	0.153
Coliform log₁₀ CFU/g	NTS	0.24	0.49	0.34	6	0.127	0.779	0.109	0.113
Coliform log₁₀ CFU/g	TS	0.72	0.42	0.44	6	0.127	0.779	0.109	0.113
Aerobic Plate log₁₀ CFU/g	NTS	7.21	6.65	5.44	6	0.562	0.001	0.192	0.335
Aerobic Plate log₁₀ CFU/g	TS	6.69 ^a	6.84 ^a	4.04 ^b	6	0.562	0.001	0.192	0.335
Rectum
pH	NTS	6.69	6.79 ^x	6.57	6	0.213	0.720	0.059	0.023
pH	TS	6.63	6.41 ^y	6.63	6	0.213	0.720	0.059	0.023
E. coli log₁₀ CFU/g	NTS	4.58	4.77	4.60	6	0.405	0.771	0.227	0.671
E. coli log₁₀ CFU/g	TS	5.39	4.95	4.80	6	0.405	0.771	0.227	0.671
Coliform log₁₀ CFU/g	NTS	3.43	4.19	4.35	6	0.351	0.056	0.201	0.398
Coliform log₁₀ CFU/g	TS	4.13	4.03	4.88	6	0.351	0.056	0.201	0.398
Aerobic Plate log₁₀ CFU/g	NTS	6.76 ^ab	7.20 ^a	6.16 ^b	6	0.195	0.001	0.087	0.133
Aerobic Plate log₁₀ CFU/g	TS	6.74	7.33	6.90	6	0.195	0.001	0.087	0.133

^a,b Means within a row with different superscripts differ significantly (p < 0.05) by LSD test. ^x,y Means for a variable within a column with different superscripts differ significantly (p < 0.05) by LSD test.