Techniques

% starch in diets

Enzymatic

Partica

FTIR

Calculated diet starch

Reference diet (1)

37.5 b

(31.2 - 45.4)

45.0 ab

(40.5 - 50.1)

134.6 a

(115.1 - 218.5)

44.94

Micronized soybean (30%) diet (2)

49.4 ab

(39.8 - 52.2)

49.0 b

(36.0 - 58.3)

118.7 a

(100.4 - 238.8)

34.37

Blood plasma (30%) diet (3)

36.5 b

(33.7 - 41.8)

41.4 ab

(40.5 - 56.0)

148.8 a

(102.8 - 238.8)

31.46