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. 2014 Apr 4;2(4):308–320. doi: 10.1002/fsn3.90

Table 6.

In situ degradation kinetics of pea flours

P-value

Incubation time (h) PCF GPCF PFF GPFF SEM F G F × G Animal Run
Dry matter degradation (%)
 2 11.0a 68.7b 66.1c 69.3b 0.32 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 0.20 0.12
 4 13.4a 70.2b 68.3c 71.1b 0.47 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 0.39 0.02
 8 25.7a 76.4b 77.9b 77.6b 0.87 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 0.73
 16 59.5a 85.4b 84.9b 86.2b 2.65 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 0.09
 24 62.6a 90.5b 89.1b 93.6b 1.78 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 0.02
 48 98.5 99.3 99.1 99.3 0.35 0.45 0.25 0.13 0.21 0.004
Model 1 2 1 1 1
a (%) 0.5 11 64.5 62.1 64.4
b (%) 121 89 39.1 39.6 38.0
c (h−1) 0.034 0.054 0.0459 0.0529 0.0554
l (h) 3.8
 RSD (%) 6.4 12.0 0.74 1.72 1.12
 ED (%) 44.3 44.5 81.4 80.7 82.6
Crude protein degradation (%)
 2 5.5a 80.3b 75.1c 79.3d 0.26 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 0.21 0.26
 4 9.5a 80.9b 78.4c 81.0b 0.30 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 0.68 0.30
 8 21.5a 85.7b 86.2b 87.0b 0.63 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 0.63
 16 59.5a 92.4b 90.7b 92.3b 1.88 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 0.015 1.88
 24 63.6a 95.7b 93.0b 97.4b 1.07 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 1.07
 48 98.6 nd nd nd
Model 1 2 1 1 1
a (%) −8.5 7.5 77.1 68.6 76.2
b (%) 105.5 92.5 28.2 25.2 29.6
c (h−1) 0.0525 0.062 0.046 0.1375 0.0519
l (h) 5.1
 RSD (%) 6.61 11.8 0.783 0.744 0.707
 ED (%) 40.7 42.2 89.3 86.1 89.9

For the fine flours, the degradation was described using only the Ørskov and McDonald model. For the coarse flours, degradation was described using both the Ørskov and McDonald and the McDonald models. Data are presented as LSMEANS ± SEM. PCF, pea coarse flour, obtained with a crushing roller with a 2.5 mm space; GPCF, PCF reground with a screen of 1 mm aperture; PFF, pea fine flour, obtained with hammer mill with a 2 mm screen; GPFF, PFF reground with a screen of 1 mm aperture; F, feed effect (coarse vs. fine); G, regrinding effect; F × G, interaction between feed and regrinding effects; ED, effective degradability; 1, model Ørskov and McDonald (1979); 2, model McDonald (1981) with constraint (a + b) ≤ 100. Mean values in the same row without a common superscript are significantly different at P < 0.05.