Table 5.

Excretions of dry matter, feces, and urine of gilts fed different diets during gestation¹,²

	NP		LP			P-value
	−DF	+DF	−DF	+DF	SEM	CP	DF	CP × DF
Days 35 to 38
Fecal excretions, g/d	460.1	786.6	504.2	690.4	95.9	0.662	<0.001	0.245
Dry matter in feces, %	40.80	41.64	44.74	44.04	1.99	0.030	0.961	0.580
Dry matter excretions in feces, g/d	185.9	343.9	226.9	297.9	35.47	0.785	<0.001	0.154
Urinary excretions, mL/d	3,470.7	4,688.6	4,835.8	4,346.3	1,077.9	0.581	0.684	0.377
Days 65 to 68
Fecal excretions, g/d	471.6	864.1	425.8	735.3	60.1	0.186	<0.001	0.227
Dry matter in feces, %	38.43	38.27	41.16	39.51	1.37	0.089	0.515	0.616
Dry matter excretions in feces, g/d	180.5	330.5	186.9	289.6	20.15	0.342	<0.001	0.195
Urinary excretions, mL/d	2,861.3	3,597.5	2,261.7	1,520.0	963.5	0.635	0.453	0.412
Days 95 to 98
Fecal excretions, g/d	759.96	1,053.85	584.77	707.85	82.3	0.002	0.001	0.438
Dry matter in feces, %	36.00	36.31	38.60	37.20	1.31	0.100	0.612	0.425
Dry matter excretions in feces, g/d	271.4	374.5	230.1	287.4	27.9	0.003	<0.001	0.289
Urinary excretions, mL/d	4,424.17	4,113.44	4,835.83	2,910.00	1,490.3	0.508	0.518	0.704

¹NP, normal CP; LP, low CP; DF, dietary fiber. DF mixture consisted of pectin, inulin, and cellulose at the ratio of 1:10:34.

² N = 6 to 9 gilts per group at different gestation stages.