Table 1 Cecal and distal colon pellet short chain fatty acid concentrations and distribution

41.1 ± 4.3

50.2 ± 6.5

53.2 ± 6.6

34.6^a ± 4.7

32.3 ± 5.4

25.6 ± 2.9

35 ± 3.9

27 ± 5.2

58.6 ± 2.1%

64.0 ± 2.3%

62.2 ± 1.9%

55.1 ± 3%

60 ± 2.3%

63.4^b ± 1.3%

62 ± 1.7%

56.8^b ± 4%

15.6 ± 0.5%

15.3^b ± 0.4%

16.2 ± 0.8%

17.9^b ± 0.5%

11.9 ± 0.6%

12.5 ± 1.1%

12.4 ± 1.1%

13.7 ± 1%

20.0 ± 1%

15.6 ± 1%

15.0 ± 0.6%

17.6 ± 2%

21.1 ± 2.1%

16.1 ± 1%

17.2 ± 1.3%

18.6 ± 3.2%

1.3 ± 0.1

1.1^b ± 0.1

1.9 ± 0.2

1.9^b ± 0.1

1.4 ± 0.1

1.3 ± 0.1

1.7 ± 0.1

1.7 ± 0.2%

1.8 ± 0.1%

1.6^b ± 0.2%

2.0 ± 0.2%

3.0^b ± 0.3%

2.1 ± 0.2%

2.3 ± 0.3%

2.3 ± 0.2%

3 ± 0.5%

1.6 ± 0.1%

1.4^b ± 0.2%

2.0 ± 0.4%

3.1^b ± 0.4

2.7 ± 0.4%

2.9 ± 0.4%

2.7 ± 0.3%

4.5 ± 0.9%

2.3 ± 0.1%

2.2^b ± 0.2%

2.3 ± 0.2%

3.2^b ± 0.4%

1.8 ± 0.1%

2 ± 0.2%

1.7 ± 0.2%

2.2 ± 0.3