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Table 3 Effects of dietary ROD polyphenol extract supplementation on VFA concentration and pH of ileal digesta in finished pigs (μmol/g)

From: Dietary supplementation of red-osier dogwood polyphenol extract changes the ileal microbiota structure and increases Lactobacillus in a pig model

	Control	ROD group	SEM	P value
Acetate	94.81	65.82	19.47	0.312
Propionate	3.99	11.59	2.65	0.045
Butyrate	12.91	9.30	3.91	0.567
Valerate	0.40	1.03	0.43	0.405
Isovalerate	1.63	1.51	0.48	0.863
Total VFA	113.76	89.47	24.29	0.486
pH	6.78	6.66	0.13	0.582

VFA, volatile fatty acid
SEM, standard error of the mean

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