The Impact of Inulin and a Novel Synbiotic (Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strain 1026 and Inulin) on the Development and Functional State of the Gastrointestinal Canal of Calves

Table 1

The pH in different parts of the gastrointestinal canal.

Place of measurement	pH (mean ± SD)			value ANOVA
	CoG	PreG	SynG
Mouth cavity	7.9 ± 0.25^ac	8.6 ± 0.35^b	7.6 ± 0.21^c	0.009
Rumen atrium ruminis	7.1 ± 0.12^ab	7.5 ± 0.85^b	4.7 ± 0.15^c	0.001
Rumen ventral sac	7.1 ± 0.10^ab	7.5 ± 0.60^b	4.8 ± 0.30^c	<0.001
Abomasum close to the pyloric sphincter	2.7 ± 1.07	3.6 ± 0.35	2.1 ± 0.51	0.092
Middle part of the abomasum	2.1 ± 0.25^ac	3.8 ± 0.70^b	2.0 ± 0.35^c	0.007
Middle part of jejunum	6.3 ± 0.15	7.0 ± 0.70	6.0 ± 0.06	0.070
Middle part of colon	6.0 ± 0.12^ab	6.5 ± 0.38^b	5.3 ± 0.15^c	0.003

^a−cMeans within a row without common superscripts are significantly different ( < 0.05). SD = standard deviation; CoG = control group; PreG = prebiotic group; SynG = synbiotic group.