Table 3.
Chemical composition of treatments containing traditional and novel fiber sources for adult canines
| Item | Treatments1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO | MF | MF + TP | MF + FOS | MF + RS | BP | |
| Dry matter, % | 94.20 | 93.11 | 92.42 | 93.89 | 93.40 | 91.90 |
| % DM basis | ||||||
| Organic matter | 93.88 | 93.54 | 93.80 | 93.74 | 93.65 | 93.08 |
| Ash | 6.12 | 6.46 | 6.20 | 6.26 | 6.35 | 6.92 |
| Acid-hydrolyzed fat | 17.64 | 16.74 | 16.21 | 16.56 | 15.59 | 16.24 |
| Crude protein | 31.32 | 30.88 | 29.63 | 31.62 | 31.56 | 30.34 |
| Total dietary fiber | 15.06 | 14.98 | 15.72 | 16.59 | 18.29 | 15.70 |
| Soluble dietary fiber | 3.41 | 3.78 | 3.22 | 3.15 | 4.14 | 6.10 |
| Insoluble dietary fiber | 11.65 | 11.20 | 12.50 | 13.44 | 14.15 | 9.60 |
| Gross energy, kcal/g | 4.71 | 4.59 | 4.56 | 4.64 | 4.59 | 4.47 |
CO, control; MF, M-Fiber; MF + TP, M-Fiber + tomato pomace; MF + FOS, M-Fiber + fructooligosaccharide; MF + RS, M-Fiber + resistant starch; BP, beet pulp.