Total N (mg/dL) | 103b | 91.3c | 115a | 1.52 | < 0.001 |
Ammonia N (mg/dL) | 18.1b | 20.8a | 17.8b | 0.209 | < 0.001 |
TCA precipitable N (mg/dL) | 78.8a | 44.6c | 70.3b | 1.67 | < 0.001 |
Acetic acid (mM/L) | 29.8a | 33.6a | 17.9b | 1.73 | < 0.001 |
Propionic acid (mM/L) | 6.53a | 7.44a | 3.47b | 0.351 | < 0.001 |
Isobutyric acid (mM/L) | 0.95a | 1.00a | 0.37b | 0.029 | < 0.001 |
Butyric acid (mM/L) | 4.19b | 5.03a | 2.50c | 0.179 | < 0.001 |
Isovaleric acid (mM/L) | 0.89b | 1.09a | 0.29c | 0.029 | < 0.001 |
Valeric acid (mM/L) | 0.41b | 0.45b | 0.95a | 0.041 | < 0.001 |
Total VFA (mM/L) | 42.8a | 48.6a | 25.5b | 2.2 | < 0.001 |
Branch-chain fatty acids (mM/L) | 2.24b | 2.54a | 1.61c | 0.063 | < 0.001 |
Acetate: propionate ratio | 4.54b | 4.54b | 5.13a | 0.148 | 0.047 |
Nonglucogenic: glucogenic VFA ratio | 4.59 | 4.64 | 4.82 | 0.108 | 0.38 |