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Short-chain fatty acid analysis showed that BSC06 significantly increased the content of butyric, isobutyric and isovaleric acid in the cecum. However, the content of most of the short-chain fatty acids was even lower than that of the control group after the addition of AMP. Microbiota analysis showed that BaSC06 increased the absolute abundance of the butyrate-producing gut bacteria <jats:italic>Ruminococaaoeae UCG-005<\/jats:italic>, while the addition of AMP reduced the number of microorganisms detected and weakened the effect of BaSC06. 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