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Table 2.

Bile acid excretion in dogs fed the purified diets containing various fiber sources^c

	μmol/g feces (DM^e-basis)			μmol/5 day
Time	CL^e	BP^e	RB^e	CL^e	BP^e	RB^e
Week 0	5.17 ± 0.64^a	7.03 ± 0.71^b	5.76 ± 0.38^ab	1123 ± 155	869 ± 120	1008 ± 67
Week 2	5.27 ± 0.62	6.56 ± 0.48	5.96 ± 0.21	944 ± 165	1145 ± 104	1047 ± 237
Week 4	4.53 ± 0.51^a	7.40 ± 0.27^b	5.17 ± 1.12^ab	597 ± 119^a	1053 ± 104^b	721 ± 97^a
Week 6	4.21 ± 0.63	4.18 ± 0.89	2.96 ± 0.39	684 ± 80	948 ± 241	514 ± 71
Week 8	2.69 ± 0.33^a	5.34 ± 0.65^b	4.93 ± 0.75^b	487 ± 95^a	868 ± 141^b	693 ± 71^ab
Week 10	3.32 ± 0.32^ab	4.63 ± 0.84^a	2.62 ± 0.34^b	562 ± 92^ab	^d737 ± 146^a	401 ± 52^b
Week 12	3.43 ± 0.54^a	5.60 ± 0.14^b	3.42 ± 0.35^a	513 ± 111^a	^d946 ± 177^b	555 ± 64^a

Notes: ^abThe letters superscripted represent significant differences between groups (P < 0.05). ^cThe values are expressed as mean ± SEM, n = 6 for each group. ^d n = 5 due to omission of one dog for excessive weight loss. ^e DM Dry matter, CL Cellulose, BP Beet pulp, RB Rice bran