Table 4.
Items (%) | Treatments | SEM | P value | |||
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CON | SSY | DT | DSY | |||
DM | 83.12 | 83.67 | 83.65 | 83.20 | 0.67 | 0.89 |
CP | 81.69b | 86.33a | 82.14b | 85.31ab | 2.57 | 0.03 |
EE | 73.53 | 75.27 | 71.26 | 81.91 | 3.47 | 0.65 |
Ash | 62.18b | 69.42a | 63.5b | 65.76a | 1.13 | 0.02 |
GE | 80.98ab | 86.61a | 76.96b | 84.23a | 1.75 | 0.04 |
Values are means ± SEM, (n = 8), nonchallenged pigs (CON, fed with basal diet), diquat-challenged pigs (DT, fed with basal diet), and SeY-treated pigs (fed with basal diet containing 250 mg/kg SeY) challenged by sterile saline (SSY) or diquat (DSY). a,b,cMean values within a row with unlike superscript letters were significantly different (P < 0.05). DM: dry matter; CP: crude protein; EE: ether extract; GE: gross energy.