Table 11.
Apparent ileal digestibility of dry matter, crude protein, and gross energy in diets of nursery pigs with increasing supplementation of functional oils.
| Item | Functional Oils, g/kg Feed 1 | p-Value | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.75 | 1.00 | 1.50 | SEM | Linear | Quadratic | 0 vs. Others 2 | |
| Dry matter, % | 61.05 | 62.87 | 60.71 | 63.32 | 63.96 | 3.24 | 0.500 | 0.950 | 0.562 |
| Crude protein, % | 68.29 | 68.46 | 71.72 | 80.06 | 67.88 | 6.10 | 0.856 | 0.145 | 0.534 |
| Gross energy, % | 65.56 | 64.81 | 66.87 | 68.17 | 65.59 | 3.16 | 0.867 | 0.497 | 0.812 |
1 Five supplemental levels of functional oils (n = 40 total, n = 8 per supplemental level); Results are showed as least squared means. 2 Representing the combined total of all <1% abundance.