Table 2. Average daily intake, metabolic energy, and body parameters of dogs fed with rice- or corn-RS-based diets
Items (unit) | CON | TRT | p-value |
ADI (g/day) | 347.3 ± 14.78 | 341.4 ± 18.79 | 0.810 |
ME intake (kcal/day) | 941.9 ± 40.09 | 944.8 ± 51.99 | 0.966 |
Body weight (kg) |
Initial (0 weeks) | 13.8 ± 0.78 | 13.8 ± 1.03 | |
Final (16 weeks) | 15.1 ± 0.96 | 14.1 ± 1.42 | 0.022 |
BWG (kg) | 1.4 ± 0.24 | 0.22 ± 0.42 | 0.040 |
FCR (BWG/ADI) | 4.0 ± 0.55 | 0.4 ± 1.19 | 0.030 |
Values are expressed as mean ± SE.
RS, resistant starch; CON, rice-based diet; TRT, corn-RS-based diet; ADI, average daily intake; ME, metabolic energy; BWG, body weight gain; FCR, feed conversion ratio.