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Table 2 The component of VFA in caecum and colon

From: Chronic dexamethasone exposure retards growth without altering the digestive tract microbiota composition in goats

 

Caecum

Colon

Parameters

Con

Dex

Con

Dex

Acetate(mmol/L)

10.86±1.15

10.13±0.92

10.04±0.67

9.91±0.53

Propionate(mmol/L)

8.31±1.21

6.39±0.72

6.01±0.82

5.72±0.62

Isobutyrate(mmol/L)

0.72±0.12

0.62±0.09

0.51±0.04

0.67±0.18

Butyrate(mmol/L)

6.03±1.45

4.24±0.48

3.84±0.75

3.09±0.26

Isovalerate(mmol/L)

0.51±0.09

0.56±0.07

0.38±0.04

0.53±0.03*

Valerate(mmol/L)

1.21±0.28

1.02±0.15

0.71±0.13

0.72±0.10

Caproate(mmol/L)

1.01±0.40

0.52±0.13

0.47±0.02

1.56±0.54

Total(mmol/L)

28.65±3.93

23.69±2.81

25.64±0.41

22.19±1.38

Ace/Pro

1.33±0.08

1.61±0.09#

1.75±0.14

1.78±0.10

  1. Ace/Pro Acetate/propionate. Means ± SE are plotted; #p<0.10, *p<0.05, **p<0.01 versus Con group