Table 4. Nutrient intake and apparent total trace nutrient digestibility in dogs fed with various carbohydrate sources diets

Barley Brown rice Corn Mung bean (correction) Rice SEM F value Pr (> F)
Daily DM intake (g)
 DM 204.661) 200.93 204.21 200.27 204.75 1.44 0.43 0.786
 CP 62.66b 58.44ac 62.83b 57.43c 62.37ab 0.56 6.81 < 0.001
 EE 22.95a 21.09b 16.28c 29.47d 21.89ab 0.70 162.00 < 0.001
 CA 11.50a 11.47ac 9.02b 14.17c 11.82ab 0.27 90.67 < 0.001
 NFE 106.46a 108.69ac 116.00b 96.18c 107.94ab 1.26 16.36 < 0.001
 OM 192.08 188.22 195.10 183.08 192.20 1.48 2.22 0.087
 ME (kcal/kg)2) 1,044.48a 1,075.59ab 1,123.54b 1,084.09ab 1,061.55ab 8.60 2.81 0.040
ATTD (%)
 DM 88.81b 91.61ab 92.95a 80.74c (70.14) 92.45a 0.79 46.09 < 0.001
 CP 91.87a 91.56ab 92.07a 82.65b (73.79) 92.43a 0.66 39.49 < 0.001
 EE 96.52a 94.80ab 93.62b 94.40ab (92.91) 96.06ab 0.31 3.84 0.011
 CA 51.61 54.42 63.12 56.80 (60.90) 52.26 1.69 1.62 0.192
 NFE 90.10b 95.56a 96.14a 83.38c (70.99) 97.08a 0.92 36.47 < 0.001
 OM 91.44b 94.24a 94.62a 84.93c (75.40) 95.45a 0.67 45.31 < 0.001
 ME 90.15b 93.63a 94.22a 83.71c (73.80) 94.67a 0.71 53.66 < 0.001
Values are expressed as means.
ME was calculated using the following equation: ME (kcal/kg) = (CP × 3.5) + (EE × 8.5) + (NFE × 3.5).
Different letters above the number indicate significant differences between means. If the same letters, such as a and ab or ab and b, are present, it indicates an insignificant difference. Additionally, if the ANOVA was not statistically significant, no letters were displayed in the table.
DM, dry matter; CP, crude protein; EE, ether extract; CA, crude ash; NFE, nitrogen-free extract; OM, organic matter; ME, metabolizable energy; ATTD, apparent total tract nutrient digestibility.