Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

Table 8 Effects of mangosteen peel powder supplement on population of rumen microbes

From: Development of feeding systems and strategies of supplementation to enhance rumen fermentation and ruminant production in the tropics

Substrates	Level, g/h/d	Protozoa	Methanogens	RF	RA	FS	Species	References
		(+/−)	(+/−)	(+/−)	(+/−)	(+/−)
MP	100	−*	nd	nd	nd	nd	Beef cattle	[52]
MP	100	−	−	+*	+*	+*	Native cattle	[51]
MP	300	−*	nd	+	+	+	Dairy cows	[20]

Abbreviations: MP mangosteen peel powder, plus symbol, minus symbol increase or decrease from control group, nd not determined, RF ruminococcus flavefaciens, RA ruminococcus albus, FS fibrobactor succinogenes *P < 0.05, significantly different from control group.
+ increased, - ─ decr.

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