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Table 5 Apparent total tract digestibility coefficients in dogs fed with diets differing in protein concentration and in presence of fructooligosaccharides

From: Influence of dietary protein and fructooligosaccharides on fecal fermentative end-products, fecal bacterial populations and apparent total tract digestibility in dogs

     

ANOVA p-value

 

LP

HP

LP + FOS

HP + FOS

Protein concentration

FOS

Protein concentration x FOS

Pooled SEM

DM

0.86

0.85

0.89

0.87

0.136

0.017

0.282

0.01

CP

0.84

0.88

0.90

0.84

0.503

0.528

0.034

0.02

Ether extract

0.97

0.97

0.98

0.97

0.876

0.436

0.397

0.01

Crude ash

0.48

0.47

0.57

0.45

0.024

0.304

0.157

0.03

Macrominerals

 Ca

0.01

0.04

0.25

0.25

0.519

0.010

0.883

0.06

 P

0.39

0.40

0.55

0.38

0.353

0.602

0.120

0.04

 Mg

0.01

0.01

0.17

0.23

0.607

0.043

0.231

0.08

 Na

0.96

0.97

0.97

0.98

0.318

0.034

0.527

0.01

 K

0.96

0.95

0.96

0.96

0.224

0.445

0.264

0.01

Trace minerals

 Zn

0.17

0.21

0.36

0.33

0.746

0.042

0.718

0.06

 Mn

0.14

0.19

0.92

0.10

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.05

 Fe

0.01

0.01

0.18

0.13

0.799

0.025

0.686

0.06

 Cu

0.26

0.37

0.45

0.39

0.636

0.166

0.358

0.07

  1. Values are the means of 12 dogs per treatment
  2. FOS fructooligosaccharides, HP high protein diet, LP low protein diet