Table 6.
Effects of β-alanine on intestinal digestive enzyme activities of weaned piglets.
| Item | β-alanine addition level1, mg/kg |
SEM2 | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 300 | 600 | 1,200 | |||
| Jejunum | ||||||
| Alkaline phosphatase, U/mgprot | 8.98 | 10.48 | 8.56 | 9.98 | 0.73 | 0.805 |
| Maltase, U/mgprot | 3.31 | 3.84 | 6.84 | 3.90 | 0.524 | 0.074 |
| Invertase, U/mgprot | 4.03 | 3.48 | 3.75 | 3.97 | 0.18 | 0.688 |
| Ileum | ||||||
| Alkaline phosphatase, U/mgprot | 9.20 | 11.97 | 6.28 | 10.09 | 1.02 | 0.271 |
| Maltase, U/mgprot | 2.10 | 2.78 | 1.19 | 1.60 | 0.35 | 0.495 |
| Invertase, U/mgprot | 2.76ab | 2.76 ab | 2.37b | 3.21a | 0.10 | 0.028 |
a,b Different superscript letters in the same row indicate significant differences (P < 0.05).
1
Diets supplemented with 0, 300, 600, and 1,200 mg/kg levels, respectively.
2
SEM = standard error of the mean.