Table 2.

Concentrations of organic acids in the fecal microbiotas of piglets, one and three months post-supplementation of PHGG.

1 Month Post-PHGG Supplementation								3 Months Post-PHGG Supplementation
mM	Control			PHGG			p-Value	Control			PHGG			p-Value
Succinate	0.67	±	0.38	0.79	±	0.29	0.25	1.18	±	0.64	1.68	±	0.98	0.07
Lactate	3.26	±	2.68	1.24	±	1.16	<0.01	4.05	±	3.56	3.34	±	1.60	0.42
Formate	0.76	±	0.46	0.62	±	0.42	0.32	0.82	±	0.44	0.58	±	0.32	0.04
Acetate	132.17	±	15.55	123.14	±	18.70	0.11	128.45	±	19.14	144.18	±	17.36	<0.01
Propionate	39.27	±	5.32	40.12	±	9.62	0.73	48.85	±	11.41	59.39	±	11.83	<0.01
iso-butyrate	2.34	±	1.10	2.15	±	1.78	0.70	2.38	±	0.99	3.26	±	1.07	<0.01
n-butyrate	18.01	±	4.49	21.11	±	9.93	0.21	20.46	±	5.70	28.24	±	7.02	<0.01
iso-valerate	2.95	±	1.68	3.37	±	2.74	0.57	2.81	±	1.35	4.36	±	1.51	<0.01
n-valerate	2.20	±	1.03	2.93	±	2.10	0.17	4.56	±	1.63	6.62	±	1.61	<0.01
Total organic acids	201.62	±	22.40	195.48	±	40.55	0.56	213.55	±	35.83	251.65	±	31.32	<0.01

Data are expressed as mean ± SD (n = 20). Data with significant difference (p < 0.05) are indicated by bold letters.