Table 3. Apparent total tract digestibility of main nutrients in the experimental breed dog (beagle) fed dried and wet foods

Components	Dried – food (%)		Wet – food (%)		SEM	p-value
	Adult	Senior	Adult	Senior		Food type	Age	Interaction
DM	96.7	96.6	96.8	97.2	0.19	0.53	0.71	0.55
Crude protein	91.7	91.7	91.6	92.9	0.42	0.57	0.52	0.52
Crude fat	97.9	97.6	96.8	97.4	0.43	0.50	0.88	0.63
Crude fiber	90.1	87.5	90.9	91.9	0.61	0.07	0.55	0.19
Ash	74.2	69.6	71.6	75.3	1.68	0.69	0.91	0.29
NFE	87.1a	92.9b	89.5	91.0	0.78	0.90	0.04*	0.20
OM	91.7	92.6	92.1	93.2	0.40	0.58	0.26	0.93
GE	93.0	94.0	93.5	94.3	0.30	0.55	0.19	0.89

Means with different superscripts within the rows of dried or wet food are significantly different (p< 0.05).
p< 0.05.
DM, dry matter; NFE, nitrogen free extract; OM, organic matter; GE, gross energy.