Table 8 Differential abundance analysis investigating the effect of ruminal fraction on the abundance bacterial and archaeal taxa in Cheviot, Lanark and Perth breeds.

0.003

1.72 ± 0.89^a

1.14 ± 0.71^ab

0.68 ± 0.48^b

0.002

1.72 ± 0.89^a

1.14 ± 0.71^ab

0.65 ± 0.48^b

0.005

1.71 ± 0.92^a

1.11 ± 0.70^ab

0.67 ± 0.50^b

0.028

2.32 ± 0.52^a

1.98 ± 0.44^ab

1.80 ± 0.24^b

0.028

1.79 ± 0.45^a

1.19 ± 0.71^ab

0.84 ± 0.45^b

0.002

1.72 ± 0.89^a

1.12 ± 0.71^ab

0.64 ± 0.48^b

0.000

1.50 ± 0.26^b

1.56 ± 0.17^b

2.03 ± 0.13^a

0.000

1.84 ± 0.60^a

1.42 ± 0.58^b

1.00 ± 0.53^b

0.014

1.81 ± 0.49^a

1.19 ± 0.73^ab

0.81 ± 0.44^b

0.011

1.74 ± 0.97^a

1.15 ± 0.73^ab

0.64 ± 0.50^b

0.030

1.65 ± 0.75^a

1.88 ± 0.86^b

1.84 ± 0.47^ab

0.030

1.69 ± 0.55^a

1.38 ± 0.52^ab

0.94 ± 0.92^b

0.022

2.22 ± 0.62^a

1.43 ± 0.78^ab

0.96 ± 0.63^b

0.022

1.52 ± 0.58^a

1.00 ± 0.64^ab

0.55 ± 0.42^b

0.030

1.82 ± 0.40^a

1.22 ± 0.75^ab

0.80 ± 0.43^b

0.002

2.94 ± 0.54^a

1.03 ± 0.72^b

0.57 ± 0.61^b

0.009

2.36 ± 0.54^a

1.03 ± 0.72^ab

0.57 ± 0.61^b

0.003

2.34 ± 0.58^a

1.01 ± 0.66^b

0.58 ± 0.62^b

0.000

2.26 ± 0.45^a

0.84 ± 0.61^b

0.64 ± 0.42^b

0.003

2.33 ± 0.58^a

1.04 ± 0.69^b

0.59 ± 0.63^b

0.000

2.25 ± 0.42^a

0.85 ± 0.61^b

0.62 ± 0.39^b

0.001

2.41 ± 0.62^a

1.02 ± 0.67^b

0.53 ± 0.56^b

0.013

1.70 ± 0.64^a

0.87 ± 0.35^ab

0.37 ± 0.51^b

0.008

2.05 ± 1.30^a

0.79 ± 0.74^b

0.48 ± 0.50^b

0.000

2.02 ± 1.16^a

1.00 ± 0.56^b

0.40 ± 0.39^b

0.000

0.55 ± 0.54^b

0.90 ± 0.59^ab

1.43 ± 0.41^a

0.000

2.33 ± 0.51^a

0.85 ± 0.62^b

0.59 ± 0.38^b

0.012

1.33 ± 0.20^b

1.39 ± 0.15^ab

1.75 ± 0.11^a

0.017

0.69 ± 0.46^b

1.03 ± 0.43^ab

1.47 ± 0.14^a

0.018

1.68 ± 0.13^a

0.74 ± 0.70^ab

0.87 ± 0.24^b

0.002

2.43 ± 0.63^a

1.01 ± 0.65^b

0.50 ± 0.54^b

0.024

2.28 ± 0.37^a

1.59 ± 0.40^ab

0.97 ± 0.63^b

0.000

2.06 ± 0.44^a

0.82 ± 0.53^b

0.20 ± 0.29^b

0.015

2.33 ± 0.25^b

2.6 ± 0.26^a

2.55 ± 0.19^ab

0.019

1.43 ± 1.03^a

0.52 ± 0.48^b

0.42 ± 0.45^b