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.