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Table 5 Effect of benzoic acid on pH values and digestive enzyme activities in jejunum of young pigs

From: Effects of benzoic acid (VevoVitall®) on the performance and jejunal digestive physiology in young pigs

Items

Control

Benzoic acid

SEM

P-value

pH

6.2

5.7

0.11

0.064

Trypsin,U•103/mg protein

45.3b

48.2a

0.64

0.039

Lipase,U•103/g protein

2.7b

2.9a

0.32

0.028

Amylase,U/mg protein

309.1b

401.9a

15.81

0.030

  1. Mean values with their standard errors, n = 10
  2. a-b Within a row, means with different superscripts differ (P < 0.05)