25-hydroxycholecalciferol reverses heat induced alterations in bone quality in finisher broilers associated with effects on intestinal integrity and inflammation

Table 3 Effect of HS and supplemental 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (25-OH-D₃) on short-chain fatty acid (SCFA, μmol/g) in caeca of broilers at d 39

Items	Ctrl	PF	HS	HS + 25-OH-D₃
Total SCFA	117.03 ± 3.71	107.59 ± 2.75	115.48 ± 3.21	108.22 ± 4.63
Acetate	71.08 ± 1.17	70.54 ± 1.21	72.13 ± 0.67	71.31 ± 0.98
Propionate	9.77 ± 0.72^b	11.76 ± 0.91^ab	13.82 ± 1.05^a	12.48 ± 0.88^n.s.
Iso_ butyrate	0.69 ± 0.14^b	1.38 ± 0.18^a	0.99 ± 0.10^ab	1.01 ± 0.06^n.s.
Butyrate	16.38 ± 1.42^a	13.34 ± 0.82^ab	10.76 ± 0.67^b	12.68 ± 1.05^n.s.
Iso_ valerate	0.97 ± 0.19	1.74 ± 0.30	1.11 ± 0.12	1.21 ± 0.07
Valerate	1.11 ± 0.08	1.26 ± 0.09	1.19 ± 0.09	1.31 ± 0.04

Data represent means with standard error;
Treatments Ctrl, PF and HS without common superscript are significantly different at P < 0.05. n.s., denotes no significant difference between HS and HS + 25-OH-D₃ at P < 0.05

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