Table 2.
Effects of MFC supplementation on fecal volatile fatty acids content of pre-weaning and post-weaning piglets.
| VFA, mg/kg | Preweaning | Post-weaning | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control (55) | MFC (64) | P-value | Control (29) | MFC (34) | P-value | |
| Total VFA | 4128.9 ± 300.96 | 4344.15 ± 246.31 | 0.58 | 6022.18 ± 255.55 | 6552.09 ± 244.8 | 0.14 |
| Acetic acid | 1600.61 ± 86.33 | 1700.94 ± 81.71 | 0.40 | 3036.9 ± 116.14 | 3097.91 ± 96.35 | 0.68 |
| Propionic acid | 933.93 ± 59.97 | 1066.04 ± 69.76 | 0.16 | 1537.35 ± 75.87 | 1661.2 ± 89.23 | 0.30 |
| Butyric acid | 650.37 ± 92.15 | 592.76 ± 58.89 | 0.59 | 984.19 ± 62.95 | 1287.13 ± 76.63 | < 0.01 |
| IsoButyric acid | 202.5 ± 17.8 | 204.19 ± 14.08 | 0.94 | 81.76 ± 9.28 | 92.16 ± 6.72 | 0.35 |
| 2-MeButyric acid | 170.29 ± 15.19 | 171.72 ± 12.32 | 0.94 | 50.07 ± 7.28 | 57.63 ± 5.53 | 0.40 |
| 3-MeButyric acid | 240.45 ± 21.49 | 246.75 ± 18.40 | 0.82 | 70.25 ± 9.27 | 78.71 ± 6.37 | 0.44 |
| Pentanoic acid | 284.05 ± 26.08 | 311.56 ± 21.17 | 0.41 | 211.29 ± 14.82 | 212.92 ± 9.9 | 0.92 |
| Hexanoic acid | 46.69 ± 3.48 | 50.19 ± 4.08 | 0.52 | 50.36 ± 5.55 | 64.42 ± 4.76 | 0.06 |
VFA volatile fatty acid; Control CC at weaning, and CCC at post-weaning; MFC MM at weaning, and MMM at post-weaning.