Table 1.

Effect of rumen-protected glucose (RPG) on volatile fatty acid profile in the cecum of transition dairy cows¹.

Item	CON	RPG	SEM	P-value
TVFA, mmol/L	68.02	59.78	3.629	0.174
Acetate, mol/100 mol	71.25	67.76	0.914	0.038
Propinate, mol/100 mol	15.83	18.08	0.508	0.021
Butyrate, mol/100 mol	6.11	6.63	0.265	0.728
Isovalerate, mol/100 mol	1.87	2.38	0.233	0.231
Valerate, mol/100 mol	2.92	2.95	0.289	0.190
A/P, mol/mol	4.51	3.77	0.157	0.939

VFA = total volatile fatty acid; A/P = acetate-to-propionate ratio.

¹CON: the control group which fed a basal diet add with coating fat; RPG: the RPG group which fed a basal diet add with RPG.