Combined supplementation of Lactobacillus fermentum and Pediococcus acidilactici promoted growth performance, alleviated inflammation, and modulated intestinal microbiota in weaned pigs

Table 4 Concentrations of short chain fatty acids in the caecal and colonic digesta of weaned pigs¹

Item	Control	Antibiotic	Probiotics	P-value
Caecal digesta
lactic acid (mg/g)	2.66 ± 0.52	2.57 ± 0.63	2.91 ± 0.03	0.67
Acetic acid (mg/g)	5.29 ± 0.58^b	5.32 ± 0.28^b	6.23 ± 0.49^a	0.03
Propionic acid (mg/g)	3.02 ± 0.70^b	2.92 ± 0.24^b	3.73 ± 0.45^a	0.02
Butyric acid (mg/g)	1.32 ± 0.39	1.75 ± 0.48	1.54 ± 0.41	0.34
Colonic digesta
lactic acid (mg/g)	5.30 ± 0.54^a	3.87 ± 0.66^b	5.60 ± 0.53^a	0.01
Acetic acid (mg/g)	5.93 ± 0.33	5.92 ± 0.48	6.49 ± 0.59	0.21
Propionic acid (mg/g)	3.02 ± 0.41^a	2.53 ± 0.30^b	3.07 ± 0.30^a	0.04
Butyric acid (mg/g)	1.54 ± 0.22	1.76 ± 0.28	1.60 ± 0.25	0.47

¹ The digesta samples were obtained from the caecum and colon of three pigs per group and the concentrations of SCFAs were measured. All values are means ± SEM
^{a, b} Different letters means there were statistically significant differences among three treatments when P-value < 0.05

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