Research Article

Dietary Fish Meal Level and a Package of Choline, β-Glucan, and Nucleotides Modulate Gut Function, Microbiota, and Health in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar, L.)

Table 5

Results of regression analyses for observations regarding bile salt (BS) concentration (mg/g) and trypsin (Try) activity (U/mg dry matter) in digesta collected from five sections along the intestinal track.

BS PI1BS PI2BS MIBS DI1BS DI2Try PI1Try PI2Try MITry DI1Try DI2

FM level
Reg. Coeff (SE)1.24 (0.69)0.76 (0.41)-0.01(0.30)-0.02 (0.20)-0.007 (0.11)2.01 (1.54)1.21 (0.97)-0.77 (0.71)-0.37 (0.27)-0.24 (0.17)
value0.080.070.970.930.950.200.220.280.190.17
Suppl
Reg. Coeff (SE)2.31 (23.38)0.21 (13.78)16.81 (9.99)7.78 (6.82)-2.25 (3.61)-78.55 (52.09)-45.47 (32.99)-6.82 (23.91)-5.90 (9.29)-10.20 (5.70)
value0.920.990.100.260.540.140.180.780.530.08
FM levelSuppl
Reg. Coeff (SE)0.02 (0.98)-0.28 (0.57)-0.34 (0.42)0.13 (0.29)0.14 (0.15)3.51 (2.18)1.38 (1.38)0.95 (1.00)0.78 (0.39)0.36 (0.24)
value0.980.640.430.650.380.120.330.350.0550.15
0.190.160.150.220.050.340.260.070.210.11

† See explanation regarding statistics in Table 2. ‡ PI1 and PI2 = proximal and distal half of the pyloric intestine; MI: mid intestine; DI1 and DI2: proximal and distal half of the distal intestine.