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Table 1 Effect of stoned olive pomace (SOP) concentration (mM) on volatile fatty acid (VFA) production in ruminal fluid at 6, 12 and 24 h of incubation 1

From: Effect of stoned olive pomace on rumen microbial communities and polyunsaturated fatty acid biohydrogenation: an in vitrostudy

VFA

Feed

 

Time (h)

 

SEM

P

  

6

12

24

  

C2:0

C

5.690 aα

7.360 bα

9.370 c

0.240

0.021

 

S5

6.700 aβ

8.020 bβ

9.190 c

  
 

S9

3.690 aγ

8.530 bβ

9.200 c

  

C3:0

C

2.450 α

2.670 α

3.010 α

0.340

0.047

 

S5

3.090 αβ

3.250 αβ

3.790 αβ

  
 

S9

3.150 β

3.990 β

4.230 β

  

C4:0

C

3.050 aα

3.490 bα

3.840 cα

0.060

0.042

 

S5

3.450 aβ

3.750 bβ

4.020 cβ

  
 

S9

3.670 aγ

3.980 bγ

4.150 bβ

  

iso C4:0

C

0.156

0.189

0.193

0.075

0.083

 

S5

0.135

0.147

0.153

  
 

S9

0.114

0.113

0.112

  

C5:0

C

0.165

0.196

0.264

0.081

0.079

 

S5

0.194

0.217

0.210

  
 

S9

0.105

0.233

0.235

  

iso C5:0

C

0.350 aα

0.360 aα

0.500 bα

0.030

0.037

 

S5

0.460 aβ

0.600 bβ

0.680 cβ

  
 

S9

0.490 aβ

0.800 bγ

0.820 bγ

  

C2/C3

C

2.322 aα

2.756 αab

3.113 bα

0.292

0.048

 

S5

2.168 α

2.68αβ

2.424 α

  
 

S9

1.171 aβ

2.138βb

2.175 bβ

  
  1. α,β,γ Within a column, means with different Greek superscripts are significantly different (P < 0.05); a,b,c within a row, means with different Latin superscripts are significantly different (P < 0.05). C = control feed; S5 = treatment with 50 g/kg of SOP; S9 = treatment with 90 g/kg of SOP.
  2. 1Mean values with their standard errors (SEM); number of samples for each treatment at any time =3.