Table 3.

Physicochemical characteristics of the chyme in the TI and in the cecum, in relation to the dietary treatments.

Diet	FP fine, pellet	CM coarse, meal	CP coarse, pellet	CE coarse, extruded
Number of animals	8	8	8	8
pH
Terminal ileum	6.41 ± 0.31	6.10 ± 0.21	6.52 ± 0.45	5.46 ± 0.20
Cecum	5.68 ± 0.23	5.69 ± 0.21	5.73 ± 0.39	5.37 ± 0.24
DM (g/kg FM)
Terminal ileum	114 ± 9.02	125 ± 16.6	118 ± 9.12	105 ± 13.4
Cecum	108 ± 8.04	137 ± 36.2	125 ± 8.99	113 ± 12.9
Reaction of the PP
Subluminal focal FLN (%)	0.12	0.00	0.00	0.37