The Effects of Different Levels of Potassium Diformate and Calcium Diformate on Growth, Digestion Enzyme Activity, Antioxidant Capacity, Intestinal Flora, Stress Markers, and Some Serum Biochemical Analytes in Juvenile Beluga Huso huso
Table 5
Total viable and lactic acid bacterial counts from the intestine of H. huso fed feed supplemented with different levels of potassium diformate and calcium diformate for 60 days.
Parameters
Groups
Day 0
Day 30
Day 60
Total count bacteria (×105 CFU/g)
Control
93 ± 14.2Ba
203.0 ± 24.5Aa
241.3 ± 47.5Aa
Potassium diformate 0.1
87.3 ± 1.3Ca
176.0 ± 19.5Bb
238.2 ± 35.3Aa
Potassium diformate 0.15
91 ± 12.0Ba
240.0 ± 27.16Aa
276.0 ± 66.1Aa
Potassium diformate 0.2
96.0 ± 15.2Ba
249.0 ± 19.6Aa
279.0 ± 33.5Aa
Calcium diformate 0.1
91.0 ± 9.7Ba
219.0 ± 22.64Aa
274.0 ± 25.5Aa
Calcium diformate 0.15
95.0 ± 15.2a
246.0 ± 19.6Aa
286.0 ± 33.5Aa
Calcium diformate 0.2
91.0 ± 9.7Ba
220.0 ± 22.64Aa
275.0 ± 25.5Aa
Lactic acid bacteria (×102 CFU/g)
Control
34.0 ± 2.2Aa
31.0 ± 3.05Ac
37.6 ± 3.51Ac
Potassium diformate 0.1
44.0 ± 2.3Ba
134.0 ± 7.63Ab
141.45 ± 26.2Ab
Potassium diformate 0.15
45.0 ± 6.5Ba
163.0 ± 1.15Aa
166.66 ± 3.2Aab
Potassium diformate 0.2
46.0 ± 4.5Ca
112.0 ± 14.3Bb
172.33 ± 10.4Aab
Calcium diformate 0.1
47.0 ± 5.2a
117.0 ± 10.3Bb
166.33 ± 10.4Aab
Calcium diformate 0.15
51.0 ± 4.5Ca
121.0 ± 14.3Bb
181.33 ± 10.4Aa
Calcium diformate 0.2
47.0 ± 5.2Ca
128.0 ± 10.3Bb
158.33 ± 10.4Aab
Different lowercase letters indicate statistically significant differences between each of the experimental groups at various sampling time points (row) (). Different capital letters denote significant differences between the experimental groups at a specified time point (column) (). Data were expressed as means ± SEM (n = 9).