Table 6 Relative concentration of differentially expressed metabolites in breast muscle of broiler chickens fed a commercial basal diet (CON, n = 9; digestible Arg:Lys = 1.05, 1.05, 1.06 and 1.07) or the same basal diet supplemented with synthetic L-arginine (ARG, n = 9; digestible Arg:Lys = 1.15, 1.15, 1.16 and 1.17)
Metabolitesa | CON | ARG | Trend | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Arginine, mmol/L | 3.35 × 10−4 ± 5.59 × 10− 6 | 3.98 × 10− 4 ± 3.78 × 10− 6 | ↑ | < 0.01 |
Acetate, mmol/L | 2.48 × 10− 4 ± 1.29 × 10− 6 | 2.67 × 10− 4 ± 2.16 × 10− 6 | ↑ | 0.02 |
Inosine, mmol/L | 4.88 × 10− 4 ± 8.97 × 10− 6 | 4.06 × 10− 4 ± 3.90 × 10− 6 | ↓ | < 0.01 |
Acetone, mmol/L | 2.35 × 10− 5 ± 1.71 × 10− 6 | 1.10 × 10− 5 ± 5.86 × 10− 7 | ↓ | 0.03 |