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. 2019 Dec 26;104(2):715–724. doi: 10.1111/jpn.13289

Table 5.

Apparent total tract digestibility estimated by total faecal collection (TFC) of experimental diets enriched with fibre and fed to cats

Digestibility, % MGD CED BPD SEM p‐Value
TFC
Dry matter 76.2b 75.5b 81.1a 0.89 <.0001
Organic matter 80.5b 79.4b 85.9a 0.74 <.0001
Crude protein 85.8ab 86.1a 84.2b 0.88 .0567
Crude fat 85.0b 89.6a 89.2a 0.73 <.0001
Gross energy 81.7b 80.9b 85.6a 0.72 <.0001
Total dietary Fibre 20.8b 12.2c 39.7a 3.03 <.0001

abcMeans with unlike superscripts differ (p < .05).

Abbreviations: Dietary treatments; BPD, beet pulp; CED, cellulose; MGD, Miscanthus grass; SEM, Standard error of the mean.