| Treatment1 | P | |||
H | L | LL | LH | ||
Mean Ph | 6.27a ± 0.21 | 6.72b ± 0.07 | 6.96b ± 0.07 | 6.87b ± 0.04 | <0.01 |
TVFA mmol/L | 81.65 ± 10.48 | 77.73 ± 7.52 | 87.96 ± 6.35 | 98.96 ± 8.97 | 0.35 |
Acetate mmol/L | 38.56 ± 2.23 | 44.37 ± 3.01 | 41.09 ± 1.86 | 42.97 ± 1.98 | 0.37 |
Propionate mmol/L | 25.17a ± 3.66 | 21.00ab ± 2.69 | 17.49b ± 1.14 | 16.14b ± 0.72 | 0.02 |
Butyrate mmol/L | 23.25 ± 2.07 | 22.58 ± 4.30 | 24.05 ± 1.33 | 24.73 ± 1.18 | 0.94 |
Isobutyric acid mmol/L | 1.27 ± 0.45 | 1.33 ± 0.31 | 2.22 ± 0.28 | 2.03 ± 0.13 | 0.12 |
Valerate mmol/L | 3.66 ± 0.17 | 3.73 ± 0.28 | 3.97 ± 0.20 | 3.65 ± 0.21 | 0.76 |
Isovaleric acid mmol/L | 2.13 ± 0.75 | 2.10 ± 0.49 | 3.32 ± 0.64 | 3.04 ± 0.19 | 0.28 |
Caproic acid mmol/L | 1.29a ± 0.16 | 1.19a ± 0.05 | 0.79b ± 0.17 | 0.61b ± 0.05 | <0.01 |
A: P ratio | 1.47a ± 0.29 | 1.90ab ± 0.15 | 2.08ab ± 0.13 | 2.36b ± 0.17 | 0.047 |