Table 4.
Food intake and fecal characteristics of adult dogs fed diets containing selected fiber/carbohydrate sources
| Treatments1 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | CON | AM | WPM | QU | OG | SEM |
| Food intake | ||||||
| g/d, DMB | 155.5 | 154.7 | 153.6 | 160.4 | 158.7 | 3.45 |
| Fecal output | ||||||
| Fecal pH | 7.0 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 0.15 |
| Fecal score2 | 2.7b | 2.9ab | 2.9ab | 3.0a | 2.9ab | 0.10 |
| Fecal output, as-is (g/d) | 51.2bc | 67.8a | 45.7c | 68.8a | 62.1ab | 4.70 |
| Fecal output, DMB (g/d) | 26.0ab | 26.5a | 21.1b | 29.0a | 27.2a | 1.85 |
1CON, control; AM, amaranth; WPM, white proso millet; QU, quinoa; OG, oat groats.
2Fecal score: 2 = hard formed, remains firm and soft; 3 = soft, formed and moist stool, retains shape.
a–cMeans in the same row without common superscript letters are different (P < 0.05).