Table 5. Apparent total tract digestibility of main nutrients in the small breed dogs fed dried and wet foods

Components	Dried – food (%)		Wet – food (%)		SEM	p-value
	Adult	Senior	Adult	Senior		Food type	Age	Interaction
DM	94.3a	95.5b	95.9	95.7	0.18	0.28	0.34	0.49
Crude protein	89.4	90.3	90.7	90.2	0.34	0.75	0.84	0.64
Crude fat	95.6	96.8	95.6	96.2	0.18	0.05*	0.02*	0.50
Crude fiber	63.0	59.9	56.3	59.8	1.70	0.31	0.78	0.32
Ash	55.5	63.4	64.7	62.6	1.40	0.64	0.80	0.49
NFE	88.3a	90.3b	92.4	90.9	0.46	0.14	0.97	0.31
OM	89.4	90.7	91.1	90.7	0.30	0.65	0.88	0.66
GE	90.3	91.1	91.4	91.0	0.30	0.85	0.78	0.70

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.