Overview of rumen samples analyzed in this study.

a<p>animals were grazing freely, ^b diets were administered to the animals, ^c DNA extracted twice from two subsamples and labelled S4SG1PN and S4SG2PN.</p><p>The rumen samples analyzed in this study were obtained from sheep, cattle, and red deer feeding on different diets. Samples were taken via a rumen fistula, via stomach tubing, or at slaughter. Animals with the same herd/flock number were co-housed at the location indicated.