Table III.
Mean (± s) values of daily food and water intakes, urine volume, dry-matter digestibility and fecal moisture content in 12 cats fed a dry diet containing meat meal (MM), chicken meal (CM), or corn gluten meal (CGM)
| Variable | MM | CM | CGM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food intake (g/kg of BW/d) | 13.1 ± 1.3 | 14.6 ± 1.2 | 14.1 ± 1.5 |
| Water intake (mL/kg of BW/d) | 22.4 ± 1.9 | 24.2 ± 1.6 | 24.6 ± 1.4 |
| Urine volume (mL/kg of BW/d) | 12.2 ± 1.2 | 12.4 ± 0.9 | 11.2 ± 0.8 |
| Dry-matter digestibility (%) | 83.3 ± 0.5a | 80.2 ± 0.8b | 77.7 ± 1.0c |
| Fecal moisture content (%) | 54.7 ± 1.4a,b | 52.4 ± 1.7b | 56.3 ± 2.4a |
BW — Body weight
a,b,c
Mean values which do not have a common letter in their superscripts differ at a significance level of P < 0.05