Effect of dietary mannanoligosaccharide supplementation on nutrient digestibility, hindgut fermentation, immune response and antioxidant indices in dogs

Table 1 Ingredient and chemical composition of experimental diet fed to the dogs^a

Ingredients	(g/kg diet)	Chemical composition	(%)
Rice	450.0	Organic matter	96.2
Extruded soya	474.0	Crude protein	22.4
Soya oil	50.0	Crude fat	7.30
Iodized salt	3.0	Crude fibre	4.67
Dicalcium phosphate	13.0	Total ash	3.84
Calcium carbonate	10.0	Nitrogen-free extract	61.8
Trace mineral premix^b	1.0	Calcium	1.02
Vitamin premix^c	1.0	Phosphorus	0.81

^aPressure cooked at 15 psi for 10 min, Metabolizable energy = 3.56 kcal/g
^bProvided (per kg diet): Mn 14.2 mg; Fe 110 mg; Cu 9 mg; Co 1.8 mg; Zn 150 mg; I 1.6 mg; Se 0.3 mg
^cProvided (per kg diet): vitamin A 10,000 IU; vitamin D 1000 IU; vitamin E 100 IU; vitamin K 0.65 mg; thiamin 7.56 mg; riboflavin 11.89 mg; pantothenic acid 18.50 mg; niacin 93.16 mg; pyridoxine 6.60 mg; biotin 12.42 mg; folic acid 1142.10 μg; vitamin B₁₂ 164.87 μg

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