Table 3 Concentrations of SCFAs measured in cecum of broilers in the first trial

9.38^a (3.58)

13.00^a (3.01)

9.22^a (4.69)

12.93^a (7.45)

12.37^a (3.09)

11.45^a (3.90)

9.23^a (4.67)

14.95^ace (3.77)

17.93^be (2.83)

14.81^a (5.35)

25.15^d (5.88)

18.26^bc (2.22)

21.29^bd (5.66)

16.41^ab (6.00)

51.52^ab (18.48)

56.00^a (9.02)

50.11^ab (12.67)

38.60^ab (23.44)

53.94^ab (13.09)

41.92^b (14.10)

42.38^b (10.01)

81.43^b (13.29)

79.11^bc (3.40)

81.18^b (5.27)

72.18^a (5.45)

79.26^bc (2.66)

76.43^ac (5.22)

78.55^bc (5.46)

2.28^bd (0.99)

2.09^ab (1.11)

2.54^bd (0.97)

1.31^ac (0.95)

1.65^acd (0.76)

1.23^c (0.68)

2.54^b (0.97)

4.17^ac (1.93)

2.97^bc (1.58)

4.01^ac (2.23)

2.67^acd (1.36)

2.47 ^cd (1.13)

2.28^bd (0.99)

5.04^a (2.54)

63.18^ab (21.01)

71.09^b (11.15)

63.34^ab (15.12)

52.84^ab (29.62)

67.96^ab (15.45)

54.6^a (16.35)

54.15^a (12.67)