. 2021 Aug 18;8:708597. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2021.708597

Table 6.

Effects of dietary Macleaya cordata extract and Benzoic acid supplementation on short chain fatty acids in intestines of weaned piglets.

Component (mg/g)	Treatments^a			SEM	P-value
	Control	AGP	MB
Ileum
Acetate	0.499^b	0.488^b	0.583^c	0.017	0.023
Propionate	0.097^b	0.095^b	0.105^c	0.002	0.014
Butyrate	0.060^b	0.061^b	0.067^c	0.001	0.026
Valerate	0.075	0.092	0.082	0.046	0.323
Isobutyrate	0.015	0.015	0.013	0.001	0.156
Isovalerate	0.013	0.010	0.009	0.001	0.401
Total SCFAs	0.759^b	0.760^b	0.859^c	0.018	0.022
Cecum
Acetate	3.297^b	3.255^b	3.682^c	0.174	0.025
Propionate	2.365^b	2.297^b	2.872^c	0.243	0.020
Butyrate	1.732	1.655	2.034	0.157	0.093
Valerate	0.209	0.172	0.177	0.032	0.228
Isobutyrate	0.087	0.106	0.69	0.008	0.302
Isovalerate	0.129	0.149	0.108	0.009	0.180
Total SCFAs	7.821^b	7.632^b	8.940^c	0.534	p < 0.001

SEM means standard error of the mean (n = 8). SCFAs, Short-chain fatty acids.

CON: basal diet; AGP: basal diet + 20 mg/kg flavomycin + 50 mg/kg quinocetone; MB: basal diet + 50 mg/kg Macleaya cordata extract +1,000 mg/kg benzoic acid.

^{b, c}Different superscripts within a row indicate a significant difference (P <0.05).