Table 8.
Effects of dietary complex probiotic supplementation on fecal SCFAs in growing pigs.
| Item, mmol/L | Probiotics (% of Diet) | p-Value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 (CON) | 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.2 | CON vs. Probiotics | Linear | Quadratic | |
| Lactate | 2.48 ± 0.14 | 2.60 ± 0.16 | 2.66 ± 0.20 | 2.70 ± 0.25 | 0.466 | 0.558 | 0.893 |
| Acetate | 60.29 ± 3.66 b | 65.76 ± 2.44 ab | 72.98 ± 2.79 a | 71.36 ± 2.66 ab | 0.013 | 0.008 | 0.821 |
| Propionate | 18.98 ± 0.77 | 18.51 ± 1.80 | 18.21 ± 1.24 | 17.94 ± 1.27 | 0.573 | 0.652 | 0.956 |
| Isobutyrate | 2.74 ± 1.77 | 2.86 ± 0.23 | 2.91 ± 0.19 | 2.90 ± 0.23 | 0.537 | 0.580 | 0.891 |
| Butyrate | 8.14 ± 0.70 | 8.23 ± 0.81 | 10.90 ± 0.90 | 10.91 ± 0.94 | 0.100 | 0.038 | 0.251 |
| Isovalerate | 5.29 ± 0.45 | 5.48 ± 0.48 | 5.58 ± 0.52 | 5.71 ± 0.42 | 0.595 | 0.687 | 0.944 |
| Valerate | 3.64 ± 0.27 | 3.68 ± 0.24 | 3.93 ± 0.34 | 3.95 ± 0.27 | 0.536 | 0.506 | 0.776 |
| Total SCFAs | 99.07 ± 4.61 | 104.5 ± 4.17 | 114.5 ± 5.60 | 112.8 ± 4.82 | 0.063 | 0.044 | 0.722 |
Note. SCFAs, short chain fatty acids; a, b Means in the same row with different superscripts differ significantly (p < 0.05).