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. 2017 Oct 20;12(10):e0185480. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185480

Table 6. Nutrient utilisations in choice fed birds from 27–29 days post-hatch.

Dietary combination AME (MJ/kg) N retention (%) AMEn (MJ/kg) Excreta moisture (%)
1 (Spl, sPl, spL) 15.62b 72.58b 13.68b 67.67
2 (Spl, spl, sPl) 14.97c 67.68cd 12.87d 66.54
3 (sPl, spl, spL) 15.11c 70.59bc 12.98d 67.42
4 (Spl, spl, spL) 16.08a 77.03a 14.29a 68.71
5 (Pe, sPl, PE) 15.52b 66.52d 13.31c 63.03
SEM 0.084 1.105 0.092 2.064
P-value <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 0.373

abcd Means within a column not sharing common superscripts are significantly different (P < 0.05)