Table 2.

The effect of starter feeding on colonic fermentation in lambs at the time of slaughter^a.

Item	Mb	M+Sc	P-value
pH	6.99±0.08	6.76±0.15	0.002
Total VFAd, μmol/g	48.30±5.38	62.55±7.18	0.001
Acetate, μmol/g	35.72±3.44	41.90±5.54	0.018
Propionate, μmol/g	7.63±0.82	12.14±2.33	<0.001
Butyrate, μmol/g	2.81±1.10	6.09±1.17	<0.001
Otherse, μmol/g	2.15±0.69	2.42±0.83	0.485
Acetate: Propionate	4.71±0.44	3.54±0.69	0.001
Lactate, μmol/g	1.85±0.19	2.47±0.25	<0.001

^aValues are means ± SD, n = 8.

^bM, milk.

^cM+S, milk plus starter.

^dVFA, volatile fatty acid.

^eOthers, valerate+isobutyrate+isovalerate.