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Table 2 Effect of gastric infusion of SCFA on intestinal index and pH value of digesta in weaned piglets

From: Gastric infusion of short-chain fatty acids can improve intestinal barrier function in weaned piglets

Items

Control

S1

S2

SEM

P value

Intestinal index

 Relative length of SI (cm/g)

8.510b

8.706ab

9.132a

0.147

0.037

 Relative length of LI (cm/g)

1.966

2.060

2.093

0.035

0.069

 Relative length of I (cm/g)

10.476b

10.766ab

11.225a

0.164

0.027

 Relative density of SI(g/cm)

0.460

0.503

0.517

0.023

0.226

 Relative density of LI(g/cm)

0.800

0.824

0.829

0.022

0.622

 Relative density of I(g/cm)

0.523

0.565

0.574

0.018

0.165

 Relative weight of SI (%)

3.905b

4.381ab

4.710a

0.160

0.016

 Relative weight of LI (%)

1.573

1.698

1.732

0.058

0.176

 Relative weight of I (%)

5.478b

6.078ab

6.442a

0.170

0.008

pH values

 Stomach

3.825

3.593

3.293

0.324

0.531

 Duodenum

5.308a

4.388b

4.157b

0.185

0.003

 Jejunum

6.833a

6.773ab

6.293b

0.138

0.038

 Ileum

6.954a

6.722ab

6.552b

0.093

0.037

 Cecum

5.915

5.542

5.455

0.180

0.209

 Colon

6.482a

5.845b

5.688b

0.111

0.001

  1. S1, pigs treated with SCFA (acetic, propionic, and butyric acids; 20.04, 7.71, and 4.89 mM respectively); S2, pigs treated with SCFA (acetic, propionic, and butyric acids; 40.08, 15.41, and 9.78 mM respectively)
  2. a, bWithin a row, means without a common superscript differ (P < 0.05)