Thermal‐physical properties are associated with intestinal nutrient utilization efficiency and fermentation in resistant starch varieties in growing boars fed high‐fat based diets

The relationship between the thermal‐physical properties of resistant starch and the efficiency of nutrient utilization and intestinal fermentation was examined in pigs fed resistant corn starch, granular resistant potato starch or retrograded resistant corn starch for 30 d according to a completely randomized block design. Nutrient utilization and cecal short‐chain fatty acid concentrations were measured with mass balance and gas …