Table 4 Effect of different sources of grains on the pH, glucose concentration, and starch-digesting enzymes in the weaned foals stomach
| Â | Corn group | Oats group | Barley group | SEM | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
pH | 3.09 | 3.00 | 4.04 | 1.04 | 0.7443 |
Glucose mmol/gprot | 7.85 | 6.31 | 6.28 | 1.77 | 0.7824 |
Maltase U/mgprot | 173.96 | 165.43 | 136.10 | 20.90 | 0.4542 |
β-amylase U/mgprot | 67.94 | 51.52 | 32.72 | 11.72 | 0.1856 |
Amylase U/mgprot | 8.34 | 6.10 | 4.25 | 1.75 | 0.3251 |