Table 5.
Item | Diet | SEM | P-value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Corn | DDGS-HPLincolnway2 | DDGS-CV2 | |||
GE intake, kcal/d | 7,111b | 7,597a | 7,876a | 145 | <0.001 |
Fecal output, g/d | 144c | 224b | 288a | 16 | <0.001 |
Fecal GE loss, kcal/d | 698c | 1,115b | 1,392a | 83 | <0.001 |
Urine output, g/d | 161 | 191 | 222 | 23 | 0.067 |
Urine GE loss, kcal/d | 7.21 | 12.31 | 8.96 | 2.1 | 0.185 |
ATTD of GE, % | 89.81a | 84.85b | 81.70b | 1.1 | <0.001 |
DE, kcal/kg | 3,319b | 3,479a | 3,422ab | 42 | 0.046 |
ME, kcal/kg | 3,247 | 3,388 | 3,316 | 45 | 0.114 |
a,b,cMeans within a row that do not have a common superscript differ, P < 0.05.
1Data are least square means of 8 observations for all treatments.
2DDGS-HPLincolnway = high-protein distillers dried grains with solubles from Lincolnway Energy; DDGS-CV = conventional distillers dried grains with solubles.
3ATTD = apparent total tract digestibility.