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Table 1 Relative proportions of SCFA in the two lamb groups

From: Effects of rearing mode on gastro-intestinal microbiota and development, immunocompetence, sanitary status and growth performance of lambs from birth to two months of age

 

% Acetate

% Propionate

% Butyrate

% isobutyrate

%isovalerate

% valerate

days

ART

MOT

ART

MOT

ART

MOT

ART

MOT

ART

MOT

ART

MOT

3

76.8

71.4

18.5

22.1

3.13

3.33

0.70

1.59

0.50

1.38

0.27

0.16

5

80.7

74.3

16.0

18.5

2.07

3.78

0.63

1.63

0.38

1.60

0.19

0.22

7

77.2

68.7

17.2

22.4

3.92

3.53

0.85a

2.26b

0.59a

2.39b

0.21

0.53

14

74.6

76.7

18.0

16.2

2.92

3.86

1.85

1.17

2.04

1.35

0.55

0.57

28

75.5a

67.5b

17.2

19.2

2.07a

6.64b

2.01

2.32

2.39

3.06

0.82

1.15

55

59.1

58.1

25.5

21.3

9.53c

15.50d

1.66

0.82

1.78

0.90

2.12

2.62

  1. Post-hoc tests: significant differences are in bold. Acetate: p = 0.0065 (a,b); butyrate: p = 0.0303 (a,b), p = 0.0076 (c,d); isobutyrate: p = 0.0002 (a,b); isovalerate: p = 0.0009 (a,b)
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