Table 4.
Energy utilizationa of experimental diets when fed to growing pigs Exp. 1.
| Item | Basal diet | Chili meal diet | SEM | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diet | ||||
| Total feed intake (kg) | 10.09 | 9.69 | 0.31 | 0.419 |
| Gross energy intake (MJ) | 158.83 | 153.94 | 4.95 | 0.522 |
| Dry feces output (kg) | 0.9 | 1.39 | 0.08 | 0.002 |
| Gross energy in dry feces (MJ/kg) | 17.53 | 19.40 | 0.10 | <0.001 |
| Fecal Gross energy output (MJ) | 15.95 | 27.00 | 1.37 | <0.001 |
| Urine output (kg) | 26.90 | 31.10 | 8.24 | 0.739 |
| Gross energy in urine (MJ/kg) | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.03 | 0.926 |
| Urinary gross energy output (MJ) | 2.70 | 3.20 | 0.22 | 0.160 |
a
The observation of each treatment is six.