Fig. 3.

Faecal score (a), lactate and SCFA contents (b) in faeces of dogs fed RF, MD or CD. SCFA Short Chain Fatty Acids. RD Reference Diet, extruded diet fed until the beginning of the experimental period (T0); CD The same RD diet used as Control Diet during the experiment; MD Experimental Mixed Diet. Data are reported as mean and standard deviation. ^{a, b} P < 0.05; ^A,B P < 0.01