. 2022 Jan 26;15(1):147–161. doi: 10.14202/vetworld.2022.147-161

Table-4.

Effects of TABP supplementation in broiler diets on cecal microbiota and volatile fatty acids content.

Parameters	Level of TABP supplementation in broiler diets (g/kg)				SEM	p-value	Trend analysis

	0	10	30	50
Cecal microbiology (Log10 colony-forming units/mL)
Lactic acid bacteria^*	11.35^B	11.94^A	12.36^A	12.06^A	0.26	<0.01	Q2
Enterococci	6.70^B	7.22^A	7.18^A	7.27^A	0.16	<0.01	Q2
E. coli	8.17^A	7.73A^B	7.33^B	7.37^B	0.23	<0.01	L
Salmonella	3.73^A	3.29^B	3.20^B	3.15^B	0.07	<0.01	Q2
Volatile fatty acids (µmol/mL)
Total volatile fatty acid	67.69^B	84.53^A	80.15^A	82.59^A	1.36	<0.01	C
Acetic acid	48.30^B	57.20^A	54.48^AB	56.44^A	1.18	<0.01	C
Propionic acid	9.05^B	11.05^A	10.40^A	10.48^A	0.17	<0.01	C
Butyric acid	9.50^B	11.50^A	10.74^A	11.00^A	0.18	<0.01	C

Lactobacillus and Bifidobacteria, ^a,bMean with symbol with in same row differ significantly different (p<0.05), SEM=Standard error of mean, NS=Not significantly different (p>0.05), L=Linear, Q2=Quadratic, C=Cubic. TABP=Trimmed asparagus by-products