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. 2020 Sep 12;99(12):6705–6714. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2020.09.009

Table 4.

Feed nutrient analysis1 (%) and feed physical characteristics for diets in experiments 1 and 2.

Nutrient Experiment 1
Experiment 2
NCSU
Control
Three-way
Medicated
Alpha Crum2 Alpha
Mini2
High-CP SBM3
Low-CP SBM4
IFF5
RFF6
IFF5
RFF6
NEnz7 WEnz8 NEnz7 WEnz8 NEnz7 WEnz8 NEnz7 WEnz8
Moist 13.57 13.59 13.07 13.03 13.51 14.56 14.12 14.15 14.01 14.16 13.49 13.62
Fat 6.16 5.80 4.03 4.77 3.43 3.55 3.33 3.50 3.73 3.70 4.17 3.63
Protein 26.69 26.57 26.73 25.55 25.73 27.39 29.66 29.35 28.30 27.00 27.76 29.03
Ash 7.18 7.08 7.06 6.96 8.39 8.50 8.69 8.80 8.69 9.00 8.54 8.21
P 0.79 0.93 0.84 0.84 0.85 0.8 0.92 0.89 1.03 1.00 0.95 0.79
Ca 1.39 1.45 1.27 1.30 1.49 1.58 1.46 1.40 1.67 1.77 1.47 1.56
Na 0.19 0.17 0.13 0.15 0.16 0.14 0.16 0.17 0.17 0.17 0.14 0.16
Lysine 1.95 1.98 1.92 1.93 - - - - - - - -
Dwg9 919 930 1,102 2,440 1,655 1,188 1,508 1,666 1,337 1,420 1,702 1,436
Swg10 2.44 2.44 2.51 1.73 2.83 3.23 2.77 2.3 3.033 3.13 2.47 2.4
Crums11 71 69 71 - 57 44 70 72 50 56 78 61
Fines12 29 31 29 - 38 52 30 28 47 40 22 39
1

Feed analysis was performed by Carolina Analytical Services (17570 NC Highway 902, Bear Creek, NC 27207).

2

The AlphaStart Crumble and minipellet feeds were provided by Devenish Nutrition and came from the same batch.

3

High-CP soybean meal, 60% CP.

4

Low-CP soybean meal, 48% CP.

5

Increased feed fine feed not screened by U.S. sieves 6 and 12.

6

Reduced feed fine feed screened and retained by U.S. sieves 6 and 12.

7

No enzyme cocktail added.

8

200 ml/mt enzyme cocktail added, (Rovabio Advance, Adisseo France S.A.S, Antony, France).

9

Geometric mean diameters of the particle by mass.

10

The geometric SD of the particle diameter by mass.

11

Crumbles determined as feed under U.S. sieve number 12.

12

Fines determined in crumbles as feed over U.S. sieve number 12.