Table 3 Effect of late gestational HS on the fecal short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) concentrations of primiparous sows
Items | Treatments | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
TN | HS | ||
n | 5 | 6 | – |
Total SCFA | 27.87 ± 3.12 | 20.02 ± 1.46 | < 0.05 |
Acetate | 11.11 ± 1.63 | 8.38 ± 0.65 | 0.18 |
Propionate | 8.78 ± 0.99 | 5.74 ± 0.46 | < 0.05 |
Butyrate | 4.57 ± 0.44 | 3.01 ± 0.30 | < 0.05 |
Isobutyrate | 1.01 ± 0.06 | 1.02 ± 0.09 | 0.91 |
Valerate | 0.50 ± 0.05 | 0.52 ± 0.03 | 0.71 |
Isovalerate | 1.20 ± 0.09 | 1.36 ± 0.10 | 0.30 |