Fermentation quality of herbal tea residue and its application in fattening cattle under heat stress

BMC Veterinary Research

Table 2 Effects of fermented herbal tea residue feed on respiratory rate and rectal temperature of fattening cattle

Items	Time	CN	LC	HC
Respiratory rates (breaths/min)	8:00	87.12 ± 1.25	86.67 ± 1.12	85.00 ± 1.48
	15:00	87.50 ± 2.80^a	83.00 ± 2.80^ab	78.50 ± 1.00^b
	22:00	86.50 ± 3.20^a	80.50 ± 3.43^ab	77.20 ± 1.74^b
Rectal temperature (°C)	8:00	38.85 ± 0.04^a	38.75 ± 0.04^ab	38.61 ± 0.05^b
	15:00	38.88 ± 0.06^a	38.78 ± 0.05^ab	38.60 ± 0.08^c
	22:00	38.80 ± 0.05	38.73 ± 0.07	38.68 ± 0.07

The values were showed as the means ± standard error (N = 15); Different letters showed significant difference (P < 0.05), while the same letter or no letter showed no significant difference (P > 0.05)
HTR herbal tea residue, CN no herbal tea residues, the control group, LC 15% fermented HTRs replaced, the 15% replacement group, HC 30% fermented HTRs replaced, the 30% replacement group

ISSN: 1746-6148