Table 1.
Full statistical results for all equivalence tests conducted
| Effect of condition | Effect of time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effect of time and condition | Month 3 | Month 6 | Control | Variable | Hot | ||
| Moisture | F | 51.2 | 206 | 49.35 | 14.73 | 13.96 | 256.7 |
| Equiv margin: ±5 | df | (9, 80) | (2, 27) | (2, 27) | (2, 27) | (2, 27) | (2, 27) |
| P value | 0.4959 | 0.9974 | 0.0741 | 0* | 0* | 0.9994 | |
| Eff Size | 0.57 | 6.87 | 1.64 | 0.49 | 0.47 | 8.56 | |
| Dry matter | F | 49.26 | 206 | 49.35 | 12.23 | 13.96 | 256.7 |
| Equiv margin: ±5 | df | (9, 80) | (2, 27) | (2, 27) | (2, 27) | (2, 27) | (2, 27) |
| P value | 0.4127 | 0.9974 | 0.0741 | 0* | 0* | 0.9994 | |
| Eff Size | 0.55 | 6.87 | 1.64 | 0.41 | 0.47 | 8.56 | |
| Crude protein | F | 4.34 | 0.07 | 0.4 | 6.08 | 3.95 | 8.23 |
| Equiv margin: ±5 | df | (9, 80) | (2, 27) | (2, 27) | (2, 27) | (2, 27) | (2, 27) |
| P value | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* | |
| Eff size | 0.05 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.2 | 0.13 | 0.27 | |
| Crude fat | F | 5 | 1.24 | 2.42 | 14.33 | 3.56 | 5.7 |
| Equiv margin: ±3 | df | (9, 80) | (2, 27) | (2, 27) | (2, 27) | (2, 27) | (2, 27) |
| P value | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0.0004* | 0* | 0* | |
| Eff Size | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.48 | 0.12 | 0.19 | |
| Fiber | F | 20.86 | 0.11 | 34.13 | 7.3 | 9.77 | 53.84 |
| Equiv margin: ±5 | df | (9, 80) | (2, 27) | (2, 27) | (2, 27) | (2, 27) | (2, 27) |
| P value | 0* | 0* | 0.0037* | 0* | 0* | 0.1231 | |
| Eff size | 0.23 | 0 | 1.14 | 0.24 | 0.33 | 1.79 | |
| Ash | F | 11 | 1.38 | 1.99 | 0.38 | 8.44 | 1.65 |
| Equiv margin: ±2 | df | (9, 80) | (2, 27) | (2, 27) | (2, 27) | (2, 27) | (2, 27) |
| P value | 0.0014* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0.0006* | 0* | |
| Eff Size | 0.12 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.28 | 0.05 | |
| Digestible nutrients | F | 22.26 | 62.17 | 3.45 | 9.08 | 13.58 | 50.25 |
| Equiv margin: ±5 | df | (9, 80) | (2, 27) | (2, 27) | (2, 27) | (2, 27) | (2, 27) |
| P value | 0* | 0.2445 | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0.0828 | |
| Eff Size | 0.25 | 2.07 | 0.12 | 0.3 | 0.45 | 1.67 | |
| Net energy | F | 14.5 | 31.25 | 1.72 | 5.86 | 9.31 | 29.2 |
| Equiv margin: ±0.3 | df | (9, 80) | (2, 27) | (2, 27) | (2, 27) | (2, 27) | (2, 27) |
| P value | 0.9999 | 0.9995 | 0.0909 | 0.5821 | 0.8349 | 0.9992 | |
| Eff size | 0.16 | 1.04 | 0.06 | 0.2 | 0.31 | 0.97 | |
| Digestible energy | F | 16.13 | 44.83 | 3.36 | 4.65 | 9.05 | 42.32 |
| Equiv margin: ±0.3 | df | (9, 80) | (2, 27) | (2, 27) | (2, 27) | (2, 27) | (2, 27) |
| P value | 0.9999 | 1 | 0.2809 | 0.4455 | 0.8221 | 0.9999 | |
| Eff dize | 0.18 | 1.49 | 0.11 | 0.16 | 0.3 | 1.41 | |
| Metabolizable energy | F | 15.12 | 36.98 | 3.88 | 5.46 | 10.06 | 35.71 |
| Equiv margin: ±0.3 | df | (9, 80) | (2, 27) | (2, 27) | (2, 27) | (2, 27) | (2, 27) |
| P value | 0.9999 | 0.9998 | 0.3479 | 0.5396 | 0.8666 | 0.9998 | |
| Eff size | 0.17 | 1.23 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 0.34 | 1.19 | |
| Retinol | F | 2.9 | 0.55 | 3.81 | 2.31 | 0.06 | 3.45 |
| Equiv margin: ±10,000 | df | (5, 12) | (2, 6) | (2, 6) | (1.0, 4.0) | (1.0, 4.0) | (1.0, 4.0) |
| P value | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* | |
| Eff size | 0.16 | 0.06 | 0.42 | 0.39 | 0.01 | 0.58 | |
| Thiamine | F | 1.3 | 0.07 | 2.08 | 0.66 | 6.32 | 0.02 |
| Equiv margin: ±50 | df | (5, 12) | (2, 6) | (2, 6) | (1.0, 4.0) | (1.0, 4.0) | (1.0, 4.0) |
| P value | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* | |
| Eff size | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.23 | 0.11 | 1.05 | 0 | |
Measure, statistic, and equivalence (Equiv) range are indicated on the left. Results were calculated for the pooled effect of time and condition (first column), the effect of condition for month 3 and month 6 individually (second 2 columns), and the effect of time for the control, variable, and hot environments individually (last 3 columns). Significant results are indicated by bolded text, and significant P values are annotated with an asterisk. F statistic and η2 (effect [Eff] size) are rounded to 2 decimal points. P values are rounded to 4 decimal points. If rounding results in a value of 0, then 0 is displayed without decimals.