Table 3. Fecal short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) concentrations according to treatment group.
| SCFA | Non-zinc deficient rats | Zinc-deficient rats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | LT-ETEC | ST-ETEC | Control | LT-ETEC | ST-ETEC | |
| Acetate | 4.00±0.12 | 5.52±0.02* | 5.81±0.11* | 4.51±0.21 | 6.01±0.03* | 6.20±0.01* |
| Propionate | 5.3±0.00 | 6.51±0.01* | 7.32±0.00* | 6.00±0.02 | 7.50±0.00* | 8.10±0.14* |
| Butyrate | 3.2±0.00 | 3.6±0.00† | 3.5±0.00† | 4.0±0.01 | 4.21±0.02† | 4.5±0.00† |
SCFA concentration expressed as mg/g (mean±standard deviation).
LT-ETEC: heat-labile enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, ST-ETEC: heat-stable enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.
*Significantly different (p<0.05) compared to control group; †Not significantly different (p≥0.05) compared to control group.