Table 3 The effect of feeding LC or HC diet on rumen fermentation and colonic digesta parameters in goats at the time of slaughter

Rumen fluid

Free LPS, EU/mL

25201?±?3398

48395?±?4723

0.004

Total VFA, mM

90.20?±?3.55

116.37?±?8.14

0.023

Acetate, mM

58.28?±?2.45

65.48?±?5.45

0.291

Propionate, mM

16.14?±?0.55

22.03?±?1.24

0.003

Butyrate, mM

10.65?±?0.77

21.36?±?1.79

0.001

Isobutyrate, mM

1.73?±?0.06

2.12?±?0.14

0.044

Valerate, Mm

1.26?±?0.08

1.92?±?0.12

0.002

Isovalerate, mM

2.14?±?0.06

2.95?±?0.12

0.000

Acetate: Propionate

3.61?±?0.12

2.96?±?0.14

0.007

Colon digesta

Free LPS,EU/mL

22527?±?5325

33613?±?5390

0.182

Starch, mg/g mass

3.42?±?0.51

4.56?±?0.93

0.042

Total VFA, mM

44.68?±?3.35

59.01?±?2.51

0.007

Acetate, mM

26.54?±?1.97

36.58?±?2.08

0.007

Propionate, mM

10.79?±?0.88

13.23?±?0.55

0.037

Butyrate, mM

4.44?±?0.54

6.26?±?0.25

0.010

Isobutyrate, mM

2.37?±?1.46

0.85?±?0.04

0.280

Valerate, Mm

1.07?±?0.04

1.21?±?0.06

0.130

Isovalerate, mM

0.95?±?0.03

0.88?±?0.03

0.172

Acetate: Propionate

2.47?±?0.04

2.78?±?0.16

0.126