Table 6 Selected fecal lipid metabolites from dogs consuming extruded canine diets with different protein sources.

Metabolite, fold change

CLHd/

CONd

CHd/

CONd

CLHd/

CONd

q-value

CHd/

CONd

q-value

Eicosapentaenoate (EPA; 20:5n3)

2.78

0.87

1.08

0.3143

0.60

0.0401

Docosahexaenoate (DHA; 22:6n3)

3.33

1.06

3.03

0.0160

1.05

0.2918

Osbond acid (22:5n6)

2.13

1.03

2.63

0.0216

1.43

0.2743

Mead acid (20:3n9)

2.17

1.04

3.23

0.0502

2.27

0.1938

Glycerophosphorylcholine

0.90

0.90

3.33

0.0470

0.37

0.0892

Glycerol-3-phosphate

1.96

0.78

2.33

0.0051

1.12

0.2669

Cholesterol

2.94

1.49

1.69

0.0004

1.41

0.0215

Cholate

2.94

1.49

1.03

0.2836

0.29

0.0346

Taurocholate

1.19

0.29

1.35

0.2463

2.63

0.0166

Chenodeoxycholate

0.36

0.12

0.66

0.3676

0.17

0.0100

Chenodeoxycholic acid sulfate

-

-

0.40

0.0069

0.25

0.0016

Taurodeoxycholate

-

-

1.49

0.1523

2.38

0.0253

Ursodeoxycholate

1.00

1.00

0.85

0.4545

0.45

0.0250

Isoursodeoxycholate

-

-

0.64

0.0306

0.44

0.0017

12-dehydrocholate

0.17

0.07

0.88

0.2735

0.41

0.0251

7-ketodeoxycholate

0.26

0.08

0.63

0.3447

0.34

0.0282