Table 7.
Visual and sensorial coat evaluation and hair growth assessment (trichogram) of dogs fed the experimental diets.
| Parameter | Diets | p | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IZ | IZ+ | OZ | OZ+ | SEM | Zn | Enzyme | Zn × Enzyme | |
| Coat evaluation | ||||||||
| Gloss | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 0.08 | 0.061 | 0.267 | 0.245 |
| Softness | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 0.11 | 0.918 | 0.720 | 0.817 |
| Greasiness | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 0.07 | 0.369 | 0.313 | 0.851 |
| Scale | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 0.10 | 0.709 | 0.327 | 0.632 |
| Trichogram | ||||||||
| Anagen, % | 9.12 | 13.7 | 14.4 | 12.3 | 2.07 | 0.352 | 0.498 | 0.119 |
| Catagen, % | 1.72 | 3.08 | 3.19 | 2.52 | 0.775 | 0.555 | 0.666 | 0.200 |
| Telogen, % | 89.2 | 83.2 | 82.4 | 85.2 | 2.26 | 0.293 | 0.491 | 0.065 |