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. 2014 Dec 19;95(5):878–896. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.6998

Table 7.

Phytase activity (µmol phytic acid h−1) in the digestive tract of laying hens fed wheat–corn–soybean meal-based diet without microbial phytase supplementation

Segment Specific, g−1 digesta Total, per segment
Crop  10.2a  98a
Stomach   9.2a  97a
Small intestine  14.6a 359b
Small intestinal mucosa  11.5a 227ab
Sum pre-caecal 781
Caeca 135.4b 663c
Sum total 1444

Means within a column not sharing a common letter differ significantly (P < 0.05).

Source: Marounek et al.64