Fig. 1From: Ruminal microbiome-host crosstalk stimulates the development of the ruminal epithelium in a lamb modelEffects of starter feeding on the rumen fermentation parameter: including lumen pH (a) and the concentration of total VFA (b). c Comparisons of the concentrations and proportion of acetate: propionate and butyrate in the lumen between the CON and ST groups (n = 10 per group). d Comparison of the rumen weight emptied the digesta between the two groups (n = 10 per group). e Comparisons of the parameters of rumen epithelial papillae between the two groups (n = 10 per group). *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001Back to article page