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. 2022 Mar 28;9(4):164. doi: 10.3390/vetsci9040164

Table 2.

Apparent nutrient digestibility (%) of dogs fed basic diets supplemented with different levels and particle sizes of MBM (mean ± SD).

Parameters	Particle Size						p-Value
	Coarse			Fine			p-Value
	Level						Particle Size	Level	Particle Size × Level
	MBMc6	MBMc12	MBMc24	MBMf6	MBMf12	MBMf24	Particle Size	Level	Particle Size × Level
Organic matter	84.4 ± 2.03	83.8 ± 0.91	83.8 ± 0.81	83.7 ± 1.41	83.8 ± 3.08	82.5 ± 0.86	0.3059	0.7223	0.6861
Crude protein	82.3 ± 2.16	82.5 ± 1.19	83.1 ± 0.75	81.3 ± 2.28	81.5 ± 3.99	82.1 ± 1.47	0.2073	0.9493	0.8178
Crude fat	87.2 ± 2.10	87.2 ± 1.17	88.0 ± 1.23	87.4 ± 1.36	88.3 ± 2.50	86.9 ± 1.56	0.9714	0.6732	0.7945

MBM = Meat and bone meal, c = coarse, f = fine. No significant differences were noted among treatments, so that no superscripts were added.