Table 8.
Effect of protein concentration of SBM and phytase doses on the plasmatic levels of MYO in broiler chickens at 21 and 42 d of age.
| SBM (% CP) | Phytase (FYT/kg) | MYO (μmol/L) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 d | 42 d | ||
| SBM × phytase | |||
| 45 | 1,000 | 243.42 | 252.00 |
| 47 | 209.33 | 240.25 | |
| 45 | 2,500 | 286.25 | 266.83 |
| 47 | 307.00 | 276.75 | |
| SEM | 16.188 | 11.487 | |
| Effect of SBM (% CP) | |||
| 45 | 264.83 | 259.39 | |
| 47 | 258.17 | 258.44 | |
| Effect of phytase (FYT/kg) | |||
| 1,000 | 226.37 | 246.05 | |
| 2,500 | 296.33 | 271.78 | |
| P-values | |||
| Soybean | 0.682 | 0.936 | |
| Phytase | 0.001 | 0.030 | |
| Interaction | 0.104 | 0.350 | |
Abbreviations: FYT, phytase units per kg of feed; MYO, myo-inositol; SBM, soybean meal.