TABLE 4.
The effect of XOS and Pediococcus acidilactici BCC-1 supplementation on the production of lactic acid and SCFA in cecum chyme of broilers on d 21 (mmol/g).
| Treatment1 | Lactic acid | Methanoic acid | Acetic acid | Propionic acid | Butyric acid | Pentanoic acid | Total content |
| CT | 468.92 ± 118.8 | 72.19 ± 13.22 | 2555.67 ± 296.45 | 1850.01 ± 275.10 | 783.10 ± 123.08a | 118.45 ± 19.28 | 5905.03 ± 477.62 |
| XOS | 887.99 ± 425.24 | 63.37 ± 9.52 | 2538.54 ± 178.08 | 2000.15 ± 210.76 | 714.71 ± 62.56a | 111.42 ± 18.08 | 6390.53 ± 412.11 |
| BBC | 947.19 ± 292.64 | 37.69 ± 13.76 | 2712.74 ± 131.63 | 2341.76 ± 161.38 | 946.21 ± 75.78ab | 101.17 ± 8.42 | 7145.26 ± 339.36 |
| MIX | 138.63 ± 64.75 | 55.46 ± 10.26 | 3217.53 ± 175.41 | 1926.60 ± 222.96 | 1103.85 ± 111.87b | 132.67 ± 19.40 | 6669.99 ± 184.04 |
| P value | 0.176 | 0.231 | 0.091 | 0.440 | 0.033 | 0.631 | 0.161 |
a,bMeans in the same row without common superscripts are significantly different (P < 0.05).
1CT: Basal diet (0% XOS and 0 cfu/kg P. acidilactici BCC-1); XOS: Basal diet plus 0.15% XOS; BBC: Basal diet plus 109cfu/kg P. acidilactici BCC-1; MIX: Basal diet plus 0.15% XOS and 109cfu/kg P. acidilactici BCC-1.