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Table 3 Effects of bacteriophage cocktail or ZnO on inflammation related enzyme of weaned pigs subjected to non-sanitary environment, mg/g

From: Effects of dietary supplementation of bacteriophage cocktail on health status of weanling pigs in a non-sanitary environment

Treatment

PC

NC

BP

ZO

SEM

P-value

Sanitary environment

 + 

-

-

-

Acetic acid

3.75

4.25

5.02

4.64

0.61

0.208

Propionic acid

2.72

2.59

2.93

2.07

0.40

0.190

Butyric acid

1.02b

1.44ab

2.35a

2.02ab

0.41

0.012

Isobutyric acid

0.14

0.22

0.20

0.27

0.07

0.359

Total short-chain fatty acids

7.61

8.49

10.46

8.99

1.23

0.150

  1. PC Sanitary environment, NC Non-sanitary environment, BP Non-sanitary environment plus bacteriophage cocktail, ZO Non-sanitary environment plus 2,500 mg/kg ZnO
  2. a,bMean values within a row with unlike superscript letters were significantly different (P < 0.05)