Research Article

Traditional Chinese Medicine Prescriptions Decrease Diarrhea Rate by Relieving Colonic Inflammation and Ameliorating Caecum Microbiota in Piglets

Table 3

Effects of TCM supplements on intestinal pH in piglets.

ItemsGroups
ControlTCM1TCM2

Colon pH6.62 ± 0.09a6.10 ± 0.14b6.50 ± 0.21ab
Caecum pH6.76 ± 0.07A5.98 ± 0.10B6.17 ± 0.06B

Note. Results are expressed as mean ± SD, one-way ANOVA, n = 6. a,bWithin a row, means without a common lowercase superscript are different at . A,BWithin a row, means without a common uppercase superscript are different at .