Table 5.
In vitro simulated ileal and total tract dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM) and nitrogen (N) digestibility (%) in U. lactuca and extracted fraction, as compared to soybean meal as reference feed stuff
| Ileal | Total tract | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | N | OM | |
| Ulva lactuca | 67.2a | 79.9a | 82.8a |
| Ulva extracted fraction | 86.9c | 84.7b | 90.1a |
| Soybean meal | 84.2b | 98.0c | 98.5b |
| SEM | 0.61 | 0.79 | 1.67 |
| P value | <0.001 | 0.001 | 0.016 |
Results in columns without the same letter are significantly different (P < 0.05). SEM, Pooled standard error of mean