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. 2019 May 2;9(24):13586–13599. doi: 10.1039/c9ra01251f

Effect of AF supplementation on short-chain fatty acids in the cecum of piglets (mmol L−1).

Items A B C D
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
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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.