Table 7.

Effects of fiber level and vitamin C inclusion on alkaline phosphatase (ALP) serological level at 6, 15, and 22 wk of age.

Effects	ALP (IU)
	6 wk	15 wk	22 wk
Fiber level
CTR	10,045	1,371	1,107
FBR	8,042	1,344	775
Vitamin C inclusion
C−	8,989	1,408	987
C+	9,098	1,304	890
SEM (n = 64)	424.5	61.4	41.7
P-values
Fiber level	0.001	0.765	<0.001
Vitamin C inclusion	0.856	0.247	0.114
Interaction	0.058	0.104	0.220

Abbreviations: C−, not vitamin C–supplemented diet; C+, vitamin C–supplemented diet; CTR, control diet; FBR, fibrous diet.

P < 0.05 was considered significant.