Table 6.

Effect of different phytase application rates on the disappearance coefficients of InsP₆ and the sum of InsP_3-6 analyzed in piglets up to the duodenal–jejunal, ileal, and fecal sampling points^1,2

Item	PC	NC	NC + 1,500	NC + 3,000	SD	P-value
Duodenum–Jejunum
InsP6	0.12b	0.08b	0.89a	0.93a	0.10	<0.001
InsP3-6	0.05b	0.05b	0.61a	0.73a	0.08	<0.001
Ileum
InsP6	0.09b	0.26b	0.93a	0.95a	0.12	<0.001
InsP3-6	0.06b	0.17b	0.78a	0.84a	0.20	<0.001
Feces
InsP6	0.62c	0.87b	0.97a	0.98a	0.06	<0.001
InsP3-6	0.61c	0.87b	0.97a	0.98a	0.06	<0.001

¹PC, positive control diet with adequate Ca and P; NC, negative control diet with inadequate Ca and P; NC⁺1,500, NC containing 1,500 FTU/kg phytase; NC⁺3,000, NC containing 3,000 FTU/kg phytase.

²Data are means of eight observations per treatment.

^a–cWithin a row, means without a common superscript differ (P < 0.05).