Table 6.
Effect of experimental diets on feed intake, feces and urine output
| Parameter | Treatment diets1 | p-value | p-value | |||||
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| 6:4− | 4:6− | 6:4+ | 4:6+ | Energy level | Additive | Energy level ×additive | ||
| Feed intake | 7.78±0.02 | 7.92±0.05 | 7.95±0.03 | 7.78±0.11 | 0.678 | 0.531 | 0.373 | 0.653 |
| Feces | 10.61±0.34 | 9.42±0.32 | 11.06±0.58 | 9.39±0.82 | 0.406 | 0.799 | 0.121 | 0.769 |
| Urine | 8.32±0.79 | 7.09±1.25 | 9.46±0.89 | 4.73±0.76 | 0.423 | 0.764 | 0.176 | 0.401 |
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6:4 and 4:6 stand for low and high energy level diets; + and − stand for presence or absence of dietary feed additive, respectively.
Values are mean±standard error of the mean (n = 4).