Table 7 The effects of adding sodium dichloroacetate (DCA) to low-protein diets on the hepatic balance of AAs (mg/kg/h), NH₃ (μmol/kg/h), and urea (mmol/kg/h) in pigs^*

4.90^a

4.48^a

2.94^b

0.09

<.001

1.97^a

1.73^b

1.17^c

0.05

<.001

3.97^a

3.59^a

2.46^b

0.15

<.001

2.07^a

1.44^b

1.33^b

0.02

<.001

4.99^a

4.81^a

3.32^b

0.08

<.001

3.19^a

3.06^a

1.75^b

0.06

<.001

3.69^a

3.11^b

2.08^c

0.06

<.001

3.27^a

2.83^b

1.99^c

0.09

0.002

3.23^a

3.04^a

1.80^b

0.08

<.001

2.23^a

2.04^a

1.47^b

0.08

<.001

3.50^a

2.53^b

2.68^b

0.05

<.001

2.87^a

1.71^b

2.56^ab

0.12

0.015

1.05^a

−1.69^c

0.77^b

0.11

<.001

−14.9^a

−20.8^b

−16.1^a

0.66

<.001

14.6^a

13.2^b

8.77^c

0.18

<.001

16.5^a

14.1^b

10.6^c

0.14

<.001

1.22^a

−0.63^c

0.18^b

0.09

<.001

2.23^a

0.97^c

1.05^b

0.09

<.001

33.5^a

30.1^b

20.3^c

0.74

<.001

27.1^a

9.41^c

10.5^b

1.01

<.001

60.6^a

39.5^b

30.8^c

1.71

<.001

69.8^a

50.8^b

40.4^c

2.13

<.001

−2.06^a

−1.50^b

−1.13^c

0.02

<.001