Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus licheniformis reduce faecal protein catabolites concentration and odour in dogs

Table 1 Diet ATTD and ME means with or without DFM (n = 8)

Item	Control	DFM	SEM	P-value
ATTD (%)
Dry matter	79.1	78.8	0.31	0.739
Organic matter	84.1	83.8	0.25	0.754
Crude protein	79.9	78.8	0.56	0.281
Ether extract	86.5	85.6	0.42	0.297
Ash	43.9	44.2	0.45	0.921
Nitrogen-free extract	92.9	92.1	0.67	0.892
ME (kcal/kg)	4034.9	4062.4	10.49	0.199

ATTD Apparent total tract digestibility, ME Metabolisable energy
DFM Direct-fed microbials (62.5 mg/kg of diet of a mixture of 3.66 × 10⁷ cfu/kg Bacillus subtilis and 3.66 × 10⁷ cfu/kg Bacillus licheniformis)

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