Table 3. Nutrient intake and apparent total tract nutrient digestibility in dogs fed with rice- and corn-RS-based diets
| CON | TRT | p-value |
Daily DM intake |
DM (g) | 224.2 ± 9.54 | 225.7 ± 12.42 | 0.929 |
CP (g) | 78.3 ± 3.33 | 77.0 ± 4.24 | 0.814 |
AHF (g) | 25.6 ± 1.09 | 23.6 ± 1.30 | 0.284 |
NFE (g) | 110.6 ± 4.71 | 115.3 ± 6.34 | 0.569 |
OM (g) | 214.4 ± 9.13 | 215.9 ± 11.88 | 0.926 |
ME (kcal) | 941.3 ± 40.06 | 944.6 ± 51.99 | 0.958 |
ATTD (%) |
DM | 92.9 ± 0.53 | 90.5 ± 0.29 | 0.005 |
CP | 87.8 ± 0.74 | 89.4 ± 1.11 | 0.284 |
AHF | 92.7 ± 0.33 | 93.6 ± 1.04 | 0.450 |
NFE | 93.9 ± 1.06 | 86.7 ± 2.14 | 0.016 |
OM | 91.6 ± 0.43 | 88.5 ± 1.13 | 0.034 |
ME | 91.7 ± 0.34 | 89.2 ± 1.10 | 0.061 |
Values are expressed as mean ± SE.
RS, resistant starch; CON, rice-based diet; TRT; corn-RS-based diet; DM, dry matter; CP, crude protein; AHF, acid hydrolyzed fat; NFE, nitrogen free extract; OM, organic matter; ME, metabolic energy; ATTD, apparent total tract nutrient digestibility.