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. 2024 May 31;66(3):493–503. doi: 10.5187/jast.2023.e64

Table 3. The effects of CP and AA level on nutrient digestibility in growing pigs.

Variable CP (%) SEM p-value
17.2 15.7
Lysine (%)
1.10 1.10 1.15 1.20
Phase 1 (d 14)
 DM 84.50 85.00 83.98 84.85 0.85 0.652
 ME 80.22 79.71 79.12 79.50 0.71 0.494
 CP 80.07 79.51 78.44 80.48 1.41 0.524
Phase 2 (d 28)
 DM 84.36 84.24 83.39 84.21 0.65 0.443
 ME 79.24 79.52 78.47 79.36 1.12 0.794
 CP 79.48 78.21 79.17 79.29 1.64 0.867
Phase 3 (d 42)
 DM 83.98 83.52 83.07 83.79 0.69 0.589
 ME 78.78 78.30 78.04 79.01 1.08 0.801
 CP 78.42 78.39 78.10 78.40 1.54 0.996

CP, crude protein; AA, amino acid; DM, dry matter; ME, metabolizable energy.