Effect of the macroalgae Asparagopsis taxiformis on methane production and rumen microbiome assemblage

Table 2 Effects of A. taxiformis on total gas production and total volatile fatty acid production

	Control	A. taxiformis	Standard error	p value
Gas Production [ml/(g OM)]
CH₄	12.08	0.59	0.59	< 0.0001
CO₂	15.67	14.24	3.82	0.73
Total Volume	28.54	14.81	3.85	0.02
Volatile Fatty Acid Production [ppm]
Total VFA	2332.52	2105.11	269.2	0.45
Acetate	1056.99	856.77	135.08	0.21
Propionate	481.12	490.54	58.36	0.88
Propionate:Acetate^a)	0.48	0.6	0.01	< 0.001
Butyrate	394.35	423.01	53.55	0.62
Isobutyrate	84.81	79.83	4.32	0.31
Valerate	212.79	168.72	16.99	0.06
Isovalerate	102.44	86.21	14.49	0.33

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