Table 3.
Apparent ileal and total tract digestibility (%) of dietary components in growing pigs fed the control, flaxseed meal, and oat hulls diets (n = 8)
| Item | Diet1 | SEM | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | FM | OH | |||
| Apparent ileal digestibility | |||||
| DM | 72.4a | 59.9b | 58.0b | 3.10 | 0.008 |
| CP | 78.9 | 71.0 | 75.9 | 2.64 | 0.140 |
| SFA | 77.4a | 62.1b | 66.3b | 3.24 | 0.001 |
| MUFA | 70.4a | 34.1c | 55.2b | 6.99 | 0.007 |
| PUFA | 76.4a | 64.0b | 67.8b | 2.91 | 0.047 |
| TFA | 89.7a | 80.1c | 84.1b | 1.13 | 0.017 |
| ADF | 4.4a | −23.4b | 11.9a | 8.61 | 0.004 |
| NDF | 32.8 | 42.6 | 34.9 | 4.42 | 0.323 |
| Soluble dietary fiber | 68.9 | 65.9 | 61.0 | 5.11 | 0.219 |
| Insoluble dietary fiber | 45.5a | 29.2b | 27.3b | 3.10 | 0.001 |
| Total dietary fiber | 48.3A | 35.5AB | 28.2B | 6.37 | 0.082 |
| Apparent total tract digestibility | |||||
| DM | 90.6a | 86.3b | 75.3c | 1.55 | 0.001 |
| CP | 90.1a | 86.1b | 83.2c | 0.97 | <0.001 |
| TFA | 89.6a | 72.4c | 77.2b | 0.58 | <0.001 |
| SFA | 67.5c | 72.6b | 78.4a | 1.04 | 0.005 |
| MUFA | 83.0a | 70.0b | 75.9b | 0.22 | 0.002 |
| PUFA | 78.4a | 57.1c | 67.2b | 0.29 | 0.017 |
| ADF | 48.2A | 42.8A | 18.7B | 9.46 | 0.068 |
| NDF | 67.3b | 80.5a | 52.6c | 3.74 | <0.001 |
| Soluble dietary fiber | 95.8 | 97.1 | 95.5 | 1.17 | 0.636 |
| Insoluble dietary fiber | 74.9a | 65.4a | 31.6b | 4.47 | <0.001 |
| Total dietary fiber | 67.3b | 80.5a | 52.6c | 3.52 | <0.001 |
a–cMean values within a row with unlike superscripts differ (P < 0.05). A–CMean values within a row with unlike superscripts differ (0.05 > P ≤ 0.05).
1FM = flaxseed meal-containing diet; OH = oat hulls-containing diet; TFA = the sum of all fatty acids.