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. 2018 Apr 24;96(6):2265–2277. doi: 10.1093/jas/sky149

Table 6.

Apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD) of DM, OM, CP, AEE, NDF, ADF, TDF, IDF, and SDF in ingredients

Item, % Ingredient1 Pooled SEM P value
Corn Wheat SBM CM DDGS CGM CE SBP SF Pectin
DM 88.8a 90.3a 89.9a 65.5c 70.0c 78.0b 80.7b 79.0b 35.7d 89.6a 2.69 <0.01
OM 90.7a 92.0a 90.8a 69.2c 70.7c 79.7b 81.8b 81.9b 37.1d 91.2a 2.69 <0.01
CP 78.6bcd 89.4ab 91.6a 76.4cd 81.1abc 63.9e 67.4de 6.0f 4.57 <0.01
AEE2 32.3c 59.3b −30.0d 54.0b 59.6b 50.7b 84.0a 56.4b 7.15 <0.01
NDF 50.8bc 71.9ab 81.2a 38.7c 72.8a 80.5a 82.7a 81.2a 45.0c 8.04 <0.01
ADF 60.3cd 60.2cd 109.7a 70.0bcd 75.2bcd 70.4bcd 78.4bc 85.9b 57.8d 7.72 <0.01
TDF3 55.8de 61.5d 93.6a 52.7e 53.8e 77.9c 82.2bc 86.0b 40.8f 87.1ab 2.84 <0.01
 IDF3 53.5c 59.8c 81.8ab 53.0c 56.7c 78.4b 82.3ab 87.7a 42.9d 2.99 <0.01
 SDF3 97.5 95.6 98.1 78.2 −16.6 94.4 99.9 70.4 97.8 53.05 0.77
Cellulose 65.2e 62.7e 107.0a 64.9e 77.0cd 72.2de 83.0bc 89.3b 71.9de 4.16 <0.01
Ins. Hemi4 41.8a 74.4a −409.8c −183.9b 76.0a 88.9a 82.8a 77.5a 39.4a 47.08 <0.01
NSP5 57.0c 62.0c 92.8a 43.3d 55.3c 79.8b 83.5ab 89.1ab 45.1d 92.2a 3.84 <0.01
Ins. NSP6 54.4cd 60.2c 80.4b 43.5e 58.3c 80.0b 83.9ab 91.2a 47.2de 4.07 <0.01
NC NSP7 53.6cd 61.7bc 80.9ab 19.9e 48.6cd 81.9a 86.1a 89.5a 35.1de 99.3a 7.28 <0.01

a–fMeans within a row lacking a common superscript letter differ (P < 0.05).

1SBM = soybean meal; CM = canola meal; DDGS = distillers dried grains with solubles; CGM = corn germ meal; CE = copra expellers; SBP = sugar beet pulp; SF = synthetic cellulose.

2AEE = acid hydrolyzed ether extract.

3TDF = total dietary fiber; IDF = insoluble dietary fiber; SDF = soluble dietary fiber.

4Ins. Hemi = insoluble hemicelluloses.

5NSP = nonstarch polysaccharides.

6Ins. NSP = insoluble nonstarch polysaccharides.

7NC NSP = noncellulosic nonstarch polysaccharides.