Table 4 Concentration (mmol/L) of cecal metabolites showing the most relevant variations between CON and INS turkeys at slaughter age (105 days).

From: Growth performance, meat quality, cecal microbiota and metabolomics profile of turkeys fed diets containing black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) meal

Metabolite (mmol/L)§

CON (n = 15)

INS (n = 15)

P-value

Variation†

Mean

SE

Mean

SE

Tyramine

8.27 × 10–4

8.96 × 10–5

5.48 × 10–4

7.44 × 10–5

0.03

↓

Glucose

1.02 × 10–3

1.13 × 10–4

1.53 × 10–3

2.07 × 10–4

0.03

↑

Malonate

7.41 × 10–4

7.53 × 10–5

1.01 × 10–3

9.07 × 10–5

0.03

↑

Isoleucine

4.21 × 10–4

3.38 × 10–5

5.24 × 10–4

3.96 × 10–5

0.06

↑

Betaine

2.74 × 10–4

2.02 × 10–5

3.41 × 10–4

2.94 × 10–5

0.07

↑

3-Phenylpropionate

1.08 × 10–3

7.92 × 10–5

8.88 × 10–4

7.61 × 10–5

0.10

↓

Butyrate

7.89 × 10–3

5.82 × 10–4

1.03 × 10–2

1.42 × 10–3

0.10

↑

  1. §Only metabolites whose concentration was either significantly different (P < 0.05) or tended to be different (0.05 < P < 0.10) between CON and INS groups are listed. †↑, CON mean/INS mean < 1; ↓, CON mean/INS mean > 1. SE, standard error.
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