Table 2.

Apparent digestibility values of three diets in kittens (% mean ± SEM)

	Heat-processed	Commercial raw	Homemade raw
Dry matter	83.8 ± 0.6 c	90.6 ± 0.6 b	92.6 ± 0.6 a
Organic matter	88.4 ± 0.4 c	93.5 ± 0.4 b	96.5 ± 0.4 a
Crude protein	88.9 ± 0.4 c	94.7 ± 0.4 b	97.7 ± 0.4 a
Crude fat	94.2 ± 0.8 a	96.9 ± 0.8 a	93.9 ± 0.8 a
Nitrogen-free extract	40.5 ± 10.5 a	62.8 ± 10.5 a	–
Energy	90.2 ± 0.4 c	94.8 ± 0.4 b	96.7 ± 0.4 a

Different superscript letters within rows indicate statistical differences (P ⩽0.05)