Table 6.
The effect of dietary treatment on the glycosidase activity in the mucosa (mmol/min/g) and digesta (nmol/min/g) of piglets.
| TCON 1 | TTHY | TTαG | SEM | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mucosa (mmol/min/g) | |||||
| α-Glucosidase | |||||
| Duodenum | 0.84 | 0.87 | 0.87 | 0.03 | 0.863 |
| Proximal Jejunum | 1.17 | 1.06 | 1.25 | 0.06 | 0.399 3 |
| Distal Jejunum | 1.06 | 1.10 | 1.29 | 0.06 | 0.350 3 |
| β-Glucosidase | |||||
| Duodenum | 12.03 a | 7.95 b | 11.25 ab | 0.62 | 0.027 |
| Proximal Jejunum | 11.93 | 9.31 | 10.54 | 0.67 | 0.299 |
| Distal Jejunum | 4.88 | 4.66 | 4.41 | 0.39 | 0.882 |
| β-Galactosidase | |||||
| Duodenum | 18.93 a | 13.25 b | 17.68 ab | 0.85 | 0.026 |
| Proximal Jejunum | 21.23 | 17.59 | 18.40 | 0.95 | 0.276 |
| Distal Jejunum | 14.39 | 15.70 | 18.59 | 1.06 | 0.269 |
| Digesta (nmol/min/g) | |||||
| α-Glucosidase | |||||
| Stomach | 25.0 | 24.2 | 17.7 | 1.8 | 0.212 |
| SI12 | 113.1 | 67.4 | 113.2 | 11.5 | 0.190 |
| SI2 | 610.1 | 473.3 | 578.4 | 46.7 | 0.508 4 |
| SI3 | 1303.0 | 1097.5 | 1248.4 | 63.2 | 0.348 |
| Caecum | 479.7 | 357.0 | 433.0 | 53.9 | 0.596 |
| Mid-colon | 441.7 | 450.0 | 545.6 | 40.4 | 0.489 |
| β-Glucosidase | |||||
| Stomach | 39.1 | 36.6 | 27.3 | 3.2 | 0.271 3 |
| SI1 | 325.0 | 290.3 | 319.8 | 38.9 | 0.926 |
| SI2 | 1276.1 | 1033.9 | 1153.7 | 124.8 | 0.643 4 |
| SI3 | 1852.5 | 1684.1 | 1942.5 | 202.2 | 0.863 |
| Caecum | 674.8 | 564.8 | 663.2 | 98.8 | 0.650 4 |
| Mid-colon | 838.1 | 585.8 | 512.1 | 81.3 | 0.280 3 |
| β-Galactosidase | |||||
| Stomach | 22.6 | 22.2 | 19.8 | 2.0 | 0.829 |
| SI1 | 264.1 | 238.0 | 276.6 | 31.3 | 0.862 |
| SI2 | 1132.4 | 953.9 | 963.6 | 113.5 | 0.715 4 |
| SI3 | 1673.0 | 1396.6 | 1831.3 | 186.9 | 0.619 |
| Caecum | 1341.0 | 1583.2 | 1715.3 | 246.9 | 0.818 |
| Mid-colon | 1846.9 | 1815.6 | 2103.6 | 144.4 | 0.668 |
a,b Least square means within a row without a common superscript letter differ significantly (p ≤ 0.05). 1 TCON: basal diet; TTHY: basal diet supplemented with 3.7 mmol thymol/kg DM; TTαG: basal diet supplemented with 3.7 mmol thymol-α-D-glucopyranoside/kg DM; n = 12. 2 SI1, SI2, and SI3 correspond to segments of 0–25%, 25–75%, and 75–100% of the total small intestinal length, respectively. 3 Welch correction used. Calculated means are displayed. 4 Kruskal-Wallis non-parametric test. Calculated means are displayed.