Table 3.
Apparent ileal digestibility of GE, CP and DM of diets and characteristics of digesta with xylanase (Xyl) and protease (Pro) supplementation on DM basis.
| Item | Treatment |
SEM |
P-value |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xyl− |
Xyl+ |
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| Pro− | Pro+ | Pro− | Pro+ | Xyl | Pro | Xyl + Pro | ||
| AID GE, % | 67.2 | 66.1 | 66.7 | 68.8 | 2.9 | 0.705 | 0.855 | 0.586 |
| AID CP, % | 78.5 | 79.4 | 78.7 | 79.6 | 1.6 | 0.888 | 0.557 | 0.982 |
| AID DM, % | 67.1 | 61.1 | 64.4 | 60.1 | 3.2 | 0.635 | 0.138 | 0.720 |
| pH digesta | 6.27 | 6.35 | 6.30 | 6.45 | 0.10 | 0.529 | 0.258 | 0.725 |
| Viscosity of digesta, mPa·s | 2.67 | 2.71 | 2.48 | 2.24 | 0.14 | 0.016 | 0.452 | 0.307 |
GE = gross energy; CP = crude protein; DM = dry matter.