Effects of different starch structures on energy metabolism in pigs

Table 4 Effects of dietary starch structure on apparent total tract digestibility in pigs

Item	CON	AR					SEM	P-value
Item	CON	3.09	1.47	0.25	0.15	0.12	SEM	ANOVA	Linear	Quadratic
Dry matter	84.63^c	82.46^d	83.88^c	88.82^b	90.70^a	89.59^ab	0.49	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001
Ether extract	78.51^a	71.49^bc	66.05^cd	60.20^d	67.36^c	76.44^ab	1.24	< 0.001	0.221	< 0.001
Gross energy	85.42^c	82.47^e	83.86^d	88.53^b	90.80^a	89.76^ab	0.49	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001
Crude protein	81.47^b	70.35^c	72.14^c	83.34^ab	85.26^a	85.45^a	0.97	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001
Crude ash	47.92^cd	44.44^d	45.16^d	53.69^b	61.31^a	51.53^bc	0.99	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001

AR Amylose/amylopectin ratio, CON Control group
^a−eMeans within a row with different superscripts significantly different (P < 0.05)

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