Table 1.

Effect of BSP on SCFAs of mice feces (μmol/g).

Groups	Acetic Acid	Propionic Acid	Butyric Acid	Valeric Acid
BC	94.78 ± 3.06 c	11.69 ± 0.47 c	8.70 ± 0.33 e	0.98 ± 0.05 c
NC	84.23 ± 1.92 d	7.78 ± 0.37 d	6.29 ± 0.10 f	0.75 ± 0.07 d
PC	109.67 ± 3.17 a	14.12 ± 0.34 a	11.35 ± 0.38 b	1.13 ± 0.03 b
LP	96.57 ± 3.57 c	11.31 ± 0.30 c	9.09 ± 0.23 d	0.98 ± 0.03 c
MP	101.90 ± 2.24 b	12.32 ± 0.14 b	9.60 ± 0.12 c	1.14 ± 0.04 b
HP	107.27 ± 1.40 a	13.60 ± 0.22 a	12.50 ± 0.17 a	1.63 ± 0.04 a

BC (blank control) represents healthy mice; NC (negative control) represents AAD mice without treatment; PC (positive control) represents AAD mice administrated with 200 mg/kg BW of inulin; LP, MP and HP represent AAD mice administrated with low-dosage (100 mg/kg BW), middle-dosage (200 mg/kg BW) and high-dosage (400 mg/kg BW) of BSP, respectively. ^a–f: Data within the same column without the same superscript differed significantly (p < 0.05). The values are expressed as means ± S.D.