TABLE 6.
Short-chain fatty acid concentration in cecal content (µmol/g) during dietary GBH (GBH, D42, n = 8) exposure in control (CT, n = 8) and after dietary GBH exposure (Ex-CT, D70, n = 12 and Ex-GBH, n = 11 hens).
| D42 | D70 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT | GBH | p.value | Ex-CT | Ex-GBH | p.value | |
| Acetate | 28.0 | 18.0** | 0.009 | 25.8 | 16.6* | 0.022 |
| Propionate | 8.36 | 5.43* | 0.022 | 8.02 | 5.63 | 0.126 |
| Isobutyrate | 0.770 | 0.510** | 0.004 | 0.730 | 0.59 | 0.194 |
| Butyrate | 2.08 | 1.64 | 0.293 | 1.85 | 1.30 | 0.166 |
| Isovalerate | 0.530 | 0.389* | 0.041 | 0.510 | 0.450 | 0.377 |
| Valerate | 0.710 | 0.516* | 0.044 | 0.620 | 0.390* | 0.033 |
| Caproate | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.020 | 0.000 | 0.068 | |
| Total isoAGCC | 1.30 | 0.900** | 0.006 | 1.24 | 1.04 | 0.233 |
| Total AGCC | 41.5 | 26.4* | 0.015 | 38.0 | 25.2* | 0.045 |
Results are presented as means; *p ≤ 0.05, **p ≤ 0.01, ***p ≤ 0.001, ****p ≤ 0.0001. CT, control; GBH, Ex-CT, Ex-Control, Ex-GBH.