Table 1.

Growth parameters and rumen VFA concentrations and proportions for both groups.

Measured parameters		Control	Supplemented
Growth
Birth weight (kg)		3.52 ± 0.09	3.40 ± 0.13
BW (kg) d 10		4.42 ± 0.23	4.60 ± 0.88
d 20		7.42 ± 0.59	7.12 ± 1.31
d 40		15.36 ± 1.79	14.01 ± 2.16
d 60		18.50 ± 2.03	17.13 ± 3.16
ADG (kg/d) 0–60 d		0.25 ± 0.03	0.23 ± 0.05
Rumen fermentative parameters
Total VFA (mM)	d 5	33.76 ± 12.32	34.43 ± 14.15
	d 10	44.66 ± 11.52	36.97 ± 8.63
	d 42	56.84 ± 18.92	61.62 ±  6.93
	d 56	47.00 ±  8.67	68.23 ± 25.81
Acetate (%)	d 5	71.52 ± 3.20	68.50 ± 7.20
	d 10	72.69 ± 4.97	61.60 ± 4.80
	d 42	68.74 ± 5.57	71.98 ± 5.45
	d 56	70.01 ± 5.17	68.81 ± 4.06
Propionate (%)	d 5	20.42 ± 3.85	24.25 ± 6.89
	d 10	18.27 ± 1.95	25.59 ± 3.15
	d 42	16.78 ± 2.93	15.45 ± 3.10
	d 56	13.89 ± 2.50	19.90 ± 5.26
Butyrate (%)	d 5	4.11 ± 1.23	4.00 ± 3.70
	d 10	4.78 ± 2.04	6.20 ± 1.91
	d 42	7.01 ± 0.99	5.81 ± 1.63
	d 56	8.31 ± 2.95	5.36 ± 1.80