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. 2015 Dec;28(12):1751–1759. doi: 10.5713/ajas.14.0498

Table 3.

The digestible (DE) and metabolizable energy (ME) contents of the experimental diets (as-fed basis)1

Item Inclusion level (%) SEM p-value


0 2 4 6 8 10 Level Source Interaction
DE (MJ/kg)
 Soybean oil2 14.15 14.47 14.94 15.39 15.92 16.42 0.142 <0.001 0.022 0.324
 Palm oil2 14.15 14.46 14.91 15.33 15.75 16.15 0.127
ME (MJ/kg)
 Soybean oil2 13.87 14.19 14.64 15.08 15.56 16.13 0.148 <0.001 0.075 0.370
 Palm oil2 13.87 14.18 14.62 15.02 15.43 15.80 0.116
ME/DE (%)
 Soybean oil 98.08 98.06 98.09 97.98 97.93 98.23 0.120 0.608 0.995 0.924
 Palm oil 98.08 98.05 98.02 97.98 97.94 97.79 0.109

SEM, standard error of the mean.

1

n = 6 per mean.

2

Linear effect of inclusion level at p<0.001.