TABLE 3.
Fecal short-chain fatty acid concentrations (nmol/g) between groupsa.
| Time | Group | Acetic acid | Butyric acid | Isobutyric acid | Propanoic acid | Valeric acid | Isovaleric acid |
| 5 months | Meat (n = 28) | 31.9 ± 16.7 | 3.2 ± 2.4 | 3.6 ± 3.1 | 7.3 ± 6.0 | 0.2 ± 0.4 | 2.4 ± 2.4 |
| Dairy (n = 31) | 35.0 ± 18.7 | 4.8 ± 5.5 | 4.8 ± 5.2 | 9.6 ± 8.5 | 0.4 ± 1.1 | 3.7 ± 4.4 | |
| 10 months | Meat (n = 23) | 37.5 ± 15.7 | 5.2 ± 4.3 | 3.6 ± 2.4 | 7.1 ± 4.8 | 0.4 ± 0.7 | 3.1 ± 2.2 |
| Dairy (n = 29) | 35.5 ± 22.9 | 5.1 ± 3.7 | 4.4 ± 3.1 | 8.7 ± 6.2 | 0.4 ± 0.6 | 4.6 ± 3.4 | |
| 12 months | Meat (n = 27) | 35.0 ± 19.0 | 5.6 ± 4.1 | 4.6 ± 2.9 | 8.5 ± 5.2 | 0.4 ± 0.6 | 3.5 ± 2.6 |
| Dairy (n = 30) | 35.2 ± 16.1 | 5.7 ± 4.1 | 6.4 ± 5.5 | 10.8 ± 6.8 | 0.6 ± 1.1 | 5.7 ± 5.5 |
aMean ± SD.