Table 5.

Effect of the enzyme (E) on acetate, lactate and succinate content in the ileum, and acetate, butyrate, propionate, isobutyrate, isovalerate, and total short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) content (μmol/g dry matter basis) in the ceca of broilers fed wheat-based (WC, WE) (n = 6) and maize-based (MC, ME) (n = 5–6) DT.

Dietary Treatment (DT)	Ileum (μmol/g)			Ceca (μmol/g)
	Acetate	Lactate	Succinate	Acetate	Butyrate	Propionate	Isobutyrate	Isovalerate	Total SCFA 2
WC	2.52	129.42	3.30	172.66	53.12	11.02	1.38	1.51	239.69
WE	9.47	250.20	7.59	250.94	73.08	11.15	1.32	1.54	338.03
SEM 1	1.34	56.74	1.01	18.70	6.13	0.75	0.13	0.14	24.91
	Model established p-Values
E	0.004	0.163	0.013	0.014	0.044	0.906	0.728	0.881	0.019
MC	9.95	239.87	9.47	354.47	78.46	31.43	3.38	4.26	472.42
ME	7.88	145.51	7.83	287.77	59.29	23.60	2.70	3.85	378.16
SEM	1.05	30.95	1.39	19.57	4.31	2.32	0.33	0.28	24.34
	Model established p-Values
E	0.195	0.057	0.425	0.037	0.010	0.039	0.185	0.333	0.021

¹ Standard error of the mean, for n = 6, except for isobutyrate and isovalerate in MC and ME, where n = 5. ² Sum of individual SCFA in the ceca.