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Table 2 Pearson correlations between plasma metabolites and performance indices of the beef steers

From: Effects of a blend of Saccharomyces cerevisiae-based direct-fed microbial and fermentation products on plasma carbonyl-metabolome and fecal bacterial community of beef steers

 

ADG

FE

r

P-value

r

P-value

3-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)pyruvate

0.27

0.09

0.22

0.18

(S)-2-Aceto-2-hydroxybutanoate

0.31

0.06

0.25

0.13

5-Oxopentanoate

0.43

0.01

0.36

0.03

(R)-3-Hydroxy-3-methyl-2-oxopentanoate

0.31

0.06

0.24

0.14

2-Dehydropantoate

0.31

0.06

0.25

0.12

Isomer of (S)-2-aceto-2-hydroxybutanoate

0.33

0.04

0.27

0.09

Isomer of (S)-3-methyl-2-oxopentanoic acid

0.32

0.05

0.30

0.07

  1. Only metabolites with correlation coefficient (r) of P-value ≤0.10 for either average daily gain (ADG) or feed efficiency (FE) are shown