Table 4.
Concentration of nitrogen: dietary, egg and fecal (g/kg DM).
| Controla | Wholea | Dehulleda | SSFa | s.e.d. | Significance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dietary N | 31.5b | 29.3a | 28.7a | 29.5a | 0.51 | 0.002 |
| Fecal N | 50.4 | 50.8 | 54.5 | 53.3 | 2.81 | NS |
| Egg N | 86.5 | 86.1 | 87.1 | 85.7 | 0.12 | NS |
a
Layers mash with soya (Control); layers mash with 150 g of lupin/kg diet with the lupin either: whole (Whole); dehulled (Dehulled) or dehulled + a solid state fermentation enzyme extract (SSF) (150 g/tonne DM).
a
Values within a row with different superscript differ significantly P<0.05.
b
Values within a row with different superscript differ significantly P<0.05.