The diversity of the fecal bacterial community and its relationship with the concentration of volatile fatty acids in the feces during subacute rumen acidosis in dairy cows

Table 1 Fecal pH and VFA concentration (n=4)

Parameter	COD	SAID	Std. error^a	P value	95% confidence interval^b
Parameter	COD	SAID	Std. error^a	P value	Lower	Upper
Fecal pH	7.15	6.42	0.108	0.041	6.34	7.10
Acetate, mM	46.49	63.12	4.545	0.061	42.18	67.42
Propionate, mM	10.36	13.90	0.399	0.003	11.02	13.24
Butyrate, mM	6.86	17.35	0.729	0.001	10.08	14.13
Valerate, mM	0.69	0.46	0.093	0.161	0.32	0.83
Isobutyrate, mM	1.56	1.94	0.470	0.595	0.45	3.05
Isovalerate, mM	0.51	0.65	0.223	0.662	−0.04	1.20
Total VFA, mM	66.46	97.56	4.989	0.012	68.16	95.86

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