Table 4.
Effect of the enzyme (E) and sampling site (S) on Ara, Xyl, Gal, uronic acid (UA), and Non-glucosyl NSP (NGP) recovery (%) in the ileum and total tract of broilers fed wheat-based (WC, WE) (n = 5–6) and maize-based (MC, ME) (n = 5–6) DT.
Dietary Treatment (DT) |
NSP Recovery % | |||||||||
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Ara | Xyl | Gal | UA | NGP | ||||||
Ileum | Total Tract | Ileum | Total Tract | Ileum | Total Tract | Ileum | Total Tract | Ileum | Total Tract | |
WC | 107.97 a | 83.85 b | 94.82 a | 74.74 b | 104.47 a | 57.31 b | 73.55 a | 59.96 b,* | 94.81 a | 68.82 b |
WE | 101.02 a | 80.22 b | 88.50 a | 70.29 b | 102.71 a,* | 58.77 b | 74.36 a | 62.49 b | 90.14 a | 68.00 b |
SEM 1 | 2.12 | 2.20 | 1.42 (* 1.57) | 1.25 (* 1.39) | 1.70 | |||||
Model established p-Values | ||||||||||
E | 0.022 | 0.025 | 0.996 | 0.193 | 0.125 | |||||
S | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||||
E × S | 0.442 | 0.675 | 0.325 | 0.548 | 0.274 | |||||
MC | 99.3 | 104.13 | 96.73 | 102.17 | 99.04 a | 67.63 b | 101.43 | 96.56 | 99.02 | 85.96 |
ME | 105.85 | 109.47 * | 102.16 | 107.88 * | 107.54 a,* | 66.91 b,* | 96.02 | 101.66 | 99.83 | 92.98 |
SEM | 3.92 (* 4.34) | 3.10 (* 3.42) | 2.82 (3.12) | 3.43 | 3.53 | |||||
Model established p-Values | ||||||||||
E | 0.214 | 0.112 | 0.194 | 0.965 | 0.281 | |||||
S | 0.743 | 0.111 | <0.001 | 0.912 | 0.011 | |||||
E × S | 0.665 | 0.977 | 0.143 | 0.143 | 0.390 |
1 Standard error of the mean, for n = 6. * In case of missingness (n = 5), the adjusted SEM value is presented between brackets. a,b recovery values of the same NSP measured in the ileum and excreta within cereal type not sharing common notation differ significantly (p < 0.05).