Table 3.
Rumen short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) concentrations (mM/100 mM) in steers receiving forage-based diets supplemented or not (CON, n = 8) with narasin (NAR, n = 8). CON = no feed additives; NAR = inclusion of 13 ppm of narasin.
| Item | Treatments | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON | NAR | SEM | p–Value | |
| Limede et al. [31] | ||||
| Acetate | 73.46 | 72.98 | 0.14 | <0.01 |
| Propionate | 13.77 | 14.53 | 0.14 | <0.01 |
| Butyrate | 9.05 | 8.60 | 0.10 | 0.01 |
| Acetate:Proprionate | 5.39 | 5.01 | 0.05 | <0.01 |
| Polizel et al. [33] | ||||
| Acetate | 74.21 | 72.71 | 0.16 | <0.01 |
| Propionate | 13.83 | 15.82 | 0.13 | <0.01 |
| Butyrate | 8.89 | 8.54 | 0.07 | <0.01 |
| Acetate:Proprionate | 5.40 | 4.63 | 0.04 | <0.01 |