Table 6 The effects of adding sodium dichloroacetate (DCA) to low-protein diets on the portal-drained viscera balance of amino acids (mg/kg/h) and NH₃ (μmol/kg/h) in pigs^*

14.3

12.9

14.2

0.29

0.087

6.36^a

5.16^b

6.16^a

0.12

0.005

12.2^a

10.4^b

12.3^a

0.32

0.013

3.12^a

2.56^b

2.70^b

0.05

0.031

11.9^a

9.44^b

11.8^a

0.25

<.001

7.47^a

5.06^b

7.31^a

0.17

<.001

13.2^a

10.8^b

13.0^a

0.25

<.001

15.9^a

13.2^b

15.1^a

0.31

0.001

12.5^a

9.57^b

11.9^a

0.24

<.001

5.83^a

4.70^b

5.78^a

0.18

0.049

6.72^a

4.20^b

6.42^a

0.15

<.001

7.80^a

6.37^b

7.79^a

0.27

0.049

4.65^a

2.19^b

4.14^a

0.18

<.001

-5.67^a

−10.3^b

−6.19^a

0.69

0.002

35.4^a

28.2^b

22.6^c

0.57

<.001

38.4^a

28.8^b

23.8^c

0.60

<.001

4.74

4.20

4.86

0.15

0.176

4.41^a

2.64^b

4.24^a

0.20

0.001

103^a

83.8^b

100^a

2.13

<.001

96.5^a

66.3^b

67.7^b

2.10

<.001

199^a

150^c

168^b

4.20

<.001

79.5^a

56.8^b

45.7^c

1.46

<.001