| Diet periods | Signed-Ranks test |
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p-values |
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CD1 | LMB | MMB | HMB | CD2 | CD1 vs. HMB1
| CD2 vs. HMB1
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pH2
| 6.51 [6.22–7.07] | 6.55 [6.2–6.77] | 6.67 [6.46–6.91] | 6.72 [6.66–7.03] | 6.49 [6.03–6.83] | 0.016* | 0.063** |
Water (%) | 46 [39–64.6] | 45.2 [40.3–67.6] | 46.6 [40.8–62.6] | 46.6 [40.5–68.6] | 50.22 [40.3–68.6] | 0.7 | 0.9 |
Consistency score | 2.5 [2.2–3] | 2,9 [2–3] | 2.5 [2.3–3.5] | 2.5 [2.5–3] | 2.6 [2–3] | >0.9 | 0.6 |
Shannon diversity index | 4.4 [3.38–5.06] | 4.42 [3.76–4.85] | 4.36 [3.09–4.7] | 4.27 [3.15–4.76] | 4.49 [3.22–4.72] | 0.03* | 0.08** |
Observed species | 73 [49–102] | 74 [48–90] | 77 [48–98] | 79 [46–104] | 78 [50–90] | 0.57 | 0.55 |
- ♦Maximum and minimum values are provided in brackets.
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Abbreviations and explanation: The diet periods were as follows: CD1 for week 1 and 2, during which all dogs were acclimated to commercial dry food (CD; Felleskjøpet’s Labb adult), followed by incremental substitution of the CD diet with minced beef − LMB low minced beef for week 3, MMB moderate minced beef for week 4, and HMB high minced beef for week 5 – and finally, CD2 for week 6 and 7, during which the dogs were reintroduced to the CD diet.
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1Wilcoxon-matched sign rank test without correction for multiple comparisons. P-value for CD1 vs. HMB was determined for 9 dogs and P-value for CD2 vs. HMB was determined for 8 dogs.
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2P–values for faecal pH was determined for seven dogs (CD1 vs. HMB) and five dogs (CD2 vs. HMB), due to missing values.
- *Considered statistically significant; ** Considered a trend