Table 4.
Effect of enzyme supplementation on volatile fatty acid concentrations (mg/g of digesta) in the cecum and colon of weaned pigs1
| Enzyme2 (ppm)
|
SEM3 | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 150 | |||
| Cecum | ||||
| Acetic acid | 4.21 | 6.81 | 0.17 | <0.01 |
| Propionic acid | 2.11 | 2.87 | 0.12 | 0.01 |
| Butyric acid | 0.85 | 1.35 | 0.08 | 0.01 |
| Colon | ||||
| Acetic acid | 3.20 | 5.48 | 0.20 | <0.01 |
| Propionic acid | 1.36 | 2.34 | 0.06 | <0.01 |
| Butyric acid | 0.74 | 1.20 | 0.05 | <0.01 |
ab
Means in the same row with different superscripts differ (p<0.05).
1
Data represents mean of six pens with six pigs per treatment.
2
Enzyme contained 2,000 U/g of amylase, 40,000 U/g of protease and 20,000 U/g xylanase.
3
SEM =Standard error of the means.