Table 1.
Parameter | Time, h | Blank | 0.5 g/d | 1 g/d | 2 g/d |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gas pressure, pKa | ∆ 0 to 6 | 13.0a | 14.9b | 16.1c | 17.9d |
(0.5) | (0.2) | (0.3) | (0.3) | ||
∆ 6 to 24 | 13.3a | 14.9a,b | 14.9a | 16.5b | |
(0.6) | (0.9) | (0.4) | (0.5) | ||
∆ 24 to 48 | 4.0a | 4.5a,b | 5.0a,b | 5.8b | |
(0.3) | (1.2) | (0.3) | (0.5) | ||
pH | ∆ 0 to 24 | −0.05a | −0.06a | −0.04a | −0.09a |
(0.01) | (0.02) | (0.03) | (0.01) | ||
∆ 24 to 48 | −0.05a | −0.04a | −0.04a | −0.04a | |
(0.01) | (0.01) | (0.01) | (0.01) |
1pH change between 0 and 24 and 24 and 48 h and increase in gas pressure (kPa) between 0 and 6, 6 and 24, and 24 and 48 h (±stdev) upon fermentation of three different concentrations of the S. cerevisiae-based test product (0.5, 1, and 2 g/d) by the canine fecal microbiota vs. the respective blank negative control (n = 3). The different test conditions were statistically compared for each experimental parameter and time point and statistical differences were indicated with different letters (P < 0.05).