Table 5.
Effect of dietary supplementation with tributyrin in combination with different essential oils on short-chain fatty acid in the colon of weaned pigs.
| Items | Con 1 | AB 1 | OT 1 | MT 1 | SEM 2 | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acetic acid, μg/mL | 32.3 | 36.6 | 30.0 | 38.5 | 2.31 | 0.067 |
| Propionic acid, μg/mL | 12.7 | 14.4 | 10.5 | 15.6 | 1.46 | 0.116 |
| Isobutynic acid, μg/mL | 0.49 | 0.40 | 0.53 | 1.16 | 0.35 | 0.413 |
| Butynic acid, μg/mL | 9.85 | 9.22 | 8.79 | 9.58 | 1.20 | 0.932 |
| Isovaleric acid, μg/mL | 0.70 | 0.46 | 0.66 | 1.20 | 0.34 | 0.472 |
| Valeric acid, μg/mL | 0.95 | 0.79 | 0.76 | 0.91 | 0.10 | 0.440 |
1 Con, the basal diet without antibiotics, tributyrin, oregano or methyl salicylate; AB diet, the basal diets supplemented with an antibiotic compound, which provides the diet with 120 mg oxytetracycline-calcium and 16 mg enduracidin per kilogram; OT and MT diets, the basal diet supplemented with tributyrin plus oregano (1.4 g and 0.6 g per kilogram diet) and tributyrin plus methyl salicylate (1.4 g and 0.6 g per kilogram diet), respectively; 2 SEM, standard error of the mean (n = 6).