Table 5.

Fecal pH and fermentative-end product concentrations of adult dogs fed diets containing selected fiber sources, prebiotics, and saccharin and eugenol

Item, µmole/g DM	Treatment1				SEM2
	CT	FP	FSE	SE
Fecal pH	6.0ab	5.8ab	5.8b	6.1a	0.09
Total short-chain fatty acids	341.6b	497.0a	487.5a	311.0b	33.49
Acetate	205.5b	327.0a	332.9a	195.9b	19.99
Propionate	100.8ab	126.3a	130.5a	81.1b	9.56
Butyrate	35.3	36.8	39.2	34.1	4.27
Total branched-chain fatty acids	18.1	14.5	14.5	14.4	1.56
Isobutyrate	7.6a	5.5b	5.3b	5.6b	0.51
Isovalerate	11.2a	8.3b	8.0b	8.2b	0.80
Valerate	0.6xy	0.7x	0.7xy	0.5y	0.09
Ammonia	131.2a	98.1b	108.3b	105.3b	8.03
Phenols and Indoles
Total Phenols/Indoles	3.6a	1.9b	1.9b	2.1b	0.36
Phenol	1.2	0.6	0.4	0.8	0.34
Indole	2.4a	1.5b	1.5b	1.5b	0.19

¹CT = Control; FP = fiber and prebiotic blend; SE = saccharin and eugenol additive; FSE = fiber and prebiotic blend + saccharin and eugenol additive.

²Standard error of the mean.

^a,b Superscripts with different letters in a row represent statistical differences (P < 0.05).

^x,ySuperscripts with different letters in a row represent trending differences (0.06 < P < 0.10).