Table 3.
Feed preference values for different fat sources offered in a double-choice setup (left diet in every pair is used as the test one and compared with the 50% preference).
| Double Choice | N | Preference, % | S.E.M *, % | p ** | Cohen’s d | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SO | vs. | SA | 48 | 62.10 | vs. | 37.90 | 3.26 | 0.001 | 0.530 |
| SO | vs. | PO | 48 | 39.12 | vs. | 60.88 | 3.40 | 0.002 | 0.462 |
| SO | vs. | PFAD | 48 | 42.96 | vs. | 57.04 | 3.31 | 0.039 | 0.310 |
| SA | vs. | PO | 48 | 31.02 | vs. | 68.98 | 3.48 | <0.001 | 0.787 |
| SA | vs. | PFAD | 48 | 27.10 | vs. | 72.90 | 2.93 | <0.001 | 1.127 |
| PO | vs. | PFAD | 48 | 50.88 | vs. | 49.12 | 2.53 | 0.729 | 0.050 |
| SO | vs. | SO *** | 48 | 51.86 | vs. | 48.14 | 2.44 | 0.450 | 0.110 |
| SA | vs. | SA *** | 48 | 48.68 | vs. | 51.32 | 2.52 | 0.603 | 0.075 |
| PO | vs. | PO *** | 48 | 52.09 | vs. | 47.91 | 1.91 | 0.278 | 0.158 |
| PFAD | vs. | PFAD *** | 48 | 47.30 | vs. | 52.70 | 2.13 | 0.212 | 0.182 |
* S.E.M.: Standard error of the mean. ** p: Preference values were compared with the 50% no-effect level. Significance was taken as p < 0.05. *** Indicate the four control treatments consisting of double choices between two identical feeds.