Table 4.
Item | Controlb | KFb | PWMS + GGb | PWMS + XGb | P-value |
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Stomach (g/100 g BW) | |||||
Tissue | 0.45 ± 0.03 | 0.49 ± 0.03 | 0.48 ± 0.02 | 0.47 ± 0.03 | 0.85 |
Digesta, fresh | 2.27 ± 0.23 | 2.18 ± 0.39 | 2.25 ± 0.36 | 2.10 ± 0.29 | 0.98 |
Small intestine (g/100 g BW) | |||||
Tissue | 2.07 ± 0.10 | 2.18 ± 0.10 | 2.07 ± 0.09 | 2.15 ± 0.13 | 0.85 |
Digesta, fresh | 0.93 ± 0.05 | 1.11 ± 0.10 | 1.05 ± 0.09 | 1.01 ± 0.08 | 0.48 |
Caecum (g/100 g BW) | |||||
Tissue | 0.39 ± 0.03 | 0.35 ± 0.01 | 0.37 ± 0.02 | 0.36 ± 0.02 | 0.62 |
Digesta, fresh | 0.69 ± 0.06d | 1.01 ± 0.06c | 0.91 ± 0.08c | 0.82 ± 0.06cd | 0.01 |
Colon (g/100 g BW) | |||||
Tissue | 0.28 ± 0.02 | 0.31 ± 0.03 | 0.31 ± 0.03 | 0.31 ± 0.03 | 0.84 |
Digesta, fresh | 0.35 ± 0.04 | 0.47 ± 0.05 | 0.48 ± 0.08 | 0.41 ± 0.19 | 0.42 |
aValues are mean ±SEM, n = 8 per group;
b Diets were control or supplemented with 2% fiber of konjac flour (KF), pregelatinized waxy maize starch plus guar gum (PWMS + GG), or pregelatinized waxy maize starch plus xanthan gum (PWMS + XG);
c,d means values with different superscript letters in the same row are significantly different (P < 0.05).