Specific enrichment of microbes and increased ruminal propionate production: the potential mechanism underlying the high energy efficiency of Holstein heifers fed steam-flaked corn

AMB Express

Table 3 Percent relative abundance of genera with a significant effect of diet with steam flaked corn (SFC) or finely ground corn (FGC)

Items^a	Treatments		SEM	P value
Items^a	SFC	FGC	SEM	P value
Bacteroidales_S24-7_group	7.24	5.15	0.616	0.091
Roseburia	2.85	1.55	0.314	0.035
Blautia	3.34	0.75	0.374	< 0.001
Ruminococcaceae_UCG-014	0.95	1.66	0.169	0.033
Alistipes	0.62	1.54	0.207	0.022
Marvinbryantia	1.11	0.69	0.087	0.013
Ruminococcaceae_UCG-013	0.31	0.96	0.110	0.002
[Ruminococcus]_gauvreauii_group	0.77	0.36	0.094	0.027
Unclassified_o__Clostridiales	0.53	0.30	0.061	0.058
Succinivibrio	0.75	0.04	0.125	0.002