Effect of AF supplementation on short-chain fatty acids in the cecum of piglets (mmol L−1).
Items | A | B | C | D |
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Acetate | 35.154 ± 5.93a | 43.27 ± 8.97a | 39.84 ± 2.11a | 38.17 ± 5.82a |
Propionate | 29.92 ± 1.41a | 32.78 ± 1.73a | 31.96 ± 4.03a | 31.72 ± 4.30a |
Butyrate | 21.56 ± 1.66b | 22.13 ± 2.58b | 25.21 ± 2.35a | 25.78 ± 7.17a |
Total SCFAs | 86.63 ± 6.75 | 98.18 ± 10.01 | 97.01 ± 4.73 | 95.67 ± 3.18 |
Note: A: 0.00% AF diet, B: 6.00% AF diet, C: 12.00% AF diet, D: 18.00% AF diet. Different alphabets in the same column denote a significant difference, and the same alphabets or no alphabets means that they were not significantly different. A significant difference was observed at p < 0.05.