Table 5.

Effects of XOS on short chain fatty acids contents in cecal digesta of piglets after LPS challenge at 4 h postinjection (μg/g).¹

Item	Saline		LPS		SEM	P-value
	CON	XOS	CON	XOS		Diet	LPS	Interaction
Acetate	2,080a	2,164ab	1,883a	2,761b	218	0.039	0.369	0.084
Propionate	1,204a	1,287a	1,117a	1,856b	125	0.004	0.068	0.016
Butyrate	408	423	409	589	53	0.080	0.128	0.132
Isobutyrate	135b	107a	125ab	167c	8	0.402	0.008	0.001
Valerate	148a	134a	130a	217b	18	0.059	0.088	0.012
Isovalerate	220a	208a	227a	319b	14	0.010	<0.001	0.001

CON = control; XOS = xylooligosaccharide; LPS = lipopolysaccharide.

^{a, b, c} Labeled means in a row without a common letter differ at P < 0.05.

¹Values are means and pooled SEM, n = 6 (1 pig/pen).