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Table 9.

The effect of DON and C. perfringens on the contents of short chain fatty acids of cecal digesta.

Parameter	CON	DON	CP	DC	SEM	P values
Parameter	CON	DON	CP	DC	SEM	DON	C. perfringens	DON × C. perfringens
Acetic acid	63.16	76.11	72.13	56.97	4.01	0.891	0.532	0.095
Propionic acid	3.83	3.88	4.26	3.23	0.29	0.430	0.866	0.384
Butyric acid	9.91^a,b	13.41^a	12.56^a	8.46^b	0.89	0.862	0.508	0.039
Isobutyric acid	0.44	0.44	0.51	0.46	0.04	0.781	0.538	0.768
Valeric acid	1.05	1.07	1.22	0.98	0.04	0.342	0.728	0.237
Isovaleric acid	0.72	0.62	0.63	0.51	0.05	0.146	0.171	0.927
Total SCFAs	79.11	95.53	91.31	70.61	4.91	0.827	0.518	0.070

Numbers within a row with different superscripts differ statistically at P ≤ 0.05.

Abbreviations: CON, basal diet; CP, basal diet + C. perfringens challenge; DC, basal diet + 5 mg of deoxynivalenol per kg diet + C. perfringens challenge; DON, basal diet + 5 mg of deoxynivalenol per kg diet.