Table 9.
Nutrient digestibilities from calves fed a CS without or with MON, or EOC, or a combination of both MON and EOC (MON × EOC)
| Treatment1 | Main effects & Interaction, P-value < 2 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nutrient | CS | MON | EOC | MON + EOC | SEM | MON | EOC | MON × EOC |
| N | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — |
| DM, % | 86.9 | 89.8 | 91.2 | 94.0 | 0.22 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.81 |
| CP, % | 85.3 | 88.7 | 90.1 | 92.8 | 0.33 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.35 |
| NDF, % | 50.5 | 55.4 | 58.4 | 62.4 | 1.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.64 |
| ADF, % | 49.4 | 53.7 | 57.1 | 58.4 | 0.80 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.07 |
| Starch, % | 93.7c | 93.1d | 97.5b | 98.4a | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| P, % | 83.5 | 86.8 | 88.2 | 90.9 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.51 |
| Ca, % | 71.1 | 75.3 | 76.4 | 78.9 | 1.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.40 |
1CS, calf starter; MON, CS containing monensin; EOC, CS containing essential oil and cobalt; MON+EOC, CS containing monensin, essential oils and cobalt.
2 P-value for main effects of MON or EOC and interaction.
a–dMeans in the same row with unlike superscripts differ, P < 0.05.