Table 8.
ATTD of DM and GE and concentrations of DE and ME in corn, torula yeast, and fish meal1
Item | Corn | Torula yeast | Fish meal | SEM | P-value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATTD of DM, % | 90.6a | 90.0a | 82.2b | 1.28 | <0.001 |
ATTD of GE, % | 89.3 | 88.9 | 86.3 | 1.33 | 0.142 |
DE, kcal/kg | 3,458c | 3,850a | 3,688b | 54.47 | <0.001 |
DE, kcal/kg DM | 4,053 | 4,023 | 4,044 | 59.00 | 0.886 |
ME, kcal/kg | 3,371 | 3,479 | 3,293 | 63.35 | 0.128 |
ME, kcal/kg DM | 3,952a | 3,636b | 3,611b | 68.16 | 0.005 |
1Data are least square means of 8 observations.
a–cMeans within a row lacking a common superscript letter are different (P < 0.05).