Table 6.
Impact of dietary lignocellulose on the absolute and relative concentration of bacterial metabolites in the cecum digesta of dual purpose hens.1
| Item | CON2 | LC2 | SEM3 | P-Value4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acetic acid (μ mol/g) | 37.5 | 23.2 | 3.22 | 0.018 |
| Propionic acid (μ mol/g) | 3.79 | 2.19 | 0.34 | 0.010 |
| i-butyric acid (μ mol/g) | 0.29 | 0.34 | 0.09 | 0.759 |
| n-butyric acid (μ mol/g) | 4.83 | 2.89 | 0.53 | 0.061 |
| i-valeric acid (μ mol/g) | 0.51 | 0.28 | 0.12 | 0.355 |
| n-valeric acid (μ mol/g) | 0.61 | 0.31 | 0.05 | 0.001 |
| Total SCFA (μ mol/g) | 47.5 | 29.2 | 4.11 | 0.017 |
| Acetic acid (mol. %) | 78.8 | 80 | 0.85 | 0.530 |
| Propionic acid (mol. %) | 8.15 | 7.76 | 0.46 | 0.692 |
| i-butyric acid (mol. %) | 0.64 | 1.05 | 0.22 | 0.372 |
| n-butyric acid (mol. %) | 9.95 | 9.28 | 0.68 | 0.644 |
| i-valeric acid (mol. %) | 1.19 | 0.91 | 0.25 | 0.604 |
| n-valeric acid (mol. %) | 1.32 | 1.10 | 0.06 | 0.066 |
| D-Lactate (μ mol/g) | 0.51 | 0.57 | 0.11 | 0.813 |
| L-Lactate (μ mol/g) | 2.87 | 4.23 | 0.41 | 0.099 |
| Ammonia (μ mol/g) | 8.38 | 4.54 | 0.84 | 0.013 |
1
Data are means of six replicate pens.
2
CON = control-fed birds; LC = lignocellulose-fed birds.
3
Results are reported as means ± SEM.
4
Statistical analyses are based on Students t test.