Table 10 Pearson correlation coefficients between diet digestibility variables, total protozoa, and relative taxa abundances of ruminal protozoa and bacteria.

From: Repeated inoculation of cattle rumen with bison rumen contents alters the rumen microbiome and improves nitrogen digestibility in cattle

 

DM digestibility

NDF digestibility

ADF digestibility

N digestibility

Ruminococcaceae

Total protozoa

   

0.42*

 

Eudiplodinium

0.34*

    

Metadinium

0.44**

0.54**

0.50**

  

Christensenellaceae

   

0.37*

 

BS11 gut group

   

−0.46**

 

Fibrobacteraceae

    

−0.63***

Prevotellaceae

    

0.47**

  1. * P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001.
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