Sentences with phrase «volatile fatty acid production»

In rabbits, as the intestinal motility decreases, the material in the cecum is retained for excessively long periods of time, which then changes factors such cecal pH and volatile fatty acid production resulting in alterations in the flora.

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It found that skin squames shed from the human body can contribute to ammonia (urine - like smell) and volatile fatty acid (body odour) production by bacteria colonising air - cooling units.

The addition of these soluble forms of fiber has been found in various studies to add viscosity to the gut contents, promote fermentation and the production of volatile fatty acids in the cecum, have a trophic effect on the ceca of animals and increase serum enteroglucagon concentrations.