Table 7.
Effect of different fiber sources on the apparent total tract digestibility of nutrients during gestation.
| Items | Treatments 1 | p-Value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON | WB | CM | SCR | CG | RBM | ||
| Apparent digestibility (%) | |||||||
| NDF | 59.43 ± 4.09 b | 58.92 ± 4.89 b | 48.47 ± 2.36 c | 59.58 ± 4.07 b | 71.32 ± 4.15 a | 48.46 ± 3.27 c | <0.001 |
| ADF | 49.03 ± 4.49 b | 52.70 ± 4.12 b | 37.56 ± 3.27 c | 49.26 ± 4.05 b | 67.69 ± 5.16 a | 51.88 ± 4.85 b | <0.001 |
| CP | 89.13 ± 2.01 ab | 86.18 ± 2.81 c | 83.88 ± 1.36 d | 89.50 ± 2.08 a | 87.76 ± 2.93 b | 81.60 ± 2.34 e | <0.001 |
| EE | 84.97 ± 5.54 a | 69.14 ± 5.99 c | 42.07 ± 4.12 d | 87.71 ± 6.33 a | 77.55 ± 5.93 b | 66.43 ± 5.05 c | <0.001 |
| Ca | 66.70 ± 5.52 a | 41.56 ± 6.67 b | 38.27 ± 4.17 bc | 67.89 ± 5.37 a | 43.06 ± 7.05 b | 34.17 ± 3.64 d | <0.001 |
| P | 66.36 ± 6.63 a | 40.69 ± 5.63 b | 39.43 ± 4.85 b | 67.65 ± 7.38 a | 44.46 ± 8.50 b | 40.93 ± 6.46 b | <0.001 |
| CF | 57.54 ± 4.37 b | 56.45 ± 4.16 b | 52.31 ± 4.31 c | 58.35 ± 5.09 b | 62.25 ± 5.11 a | 51.36 ± 3.69 c | <0.001 |
Abbreviations: NDF, neutral detergent fiber, ADF, acid detergent fiber, CP, crude protein, EE, crude fat, Ca, calcium, P, phosphorus, CF, crude fiber. 1 CON, control, WB, wheat bran, CM, chicory meal, SCR, soybean curd residue, CG, corn gluten, RBM, rice bran meal. Note: The values are given as the mean ± SD (n = 12). a,b,c,d,e Mean values within a row without a common superscript differ significantly (p < 0.05).