Table 9.
Metabolizable energy and apparent total tract retention of nutrients in diets containing DON-contaminated DDGS in broiler chickens.1,2
| Inclusion levels of DON-contaminated DDGS1, % |
P-value4 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Items | 0 | 10 | 20 | SEM | T | L | Q |
| AMEn, kcal/kg | 3,022a | 2,796b | 2,808b | 18 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
| TMEn, kcal/kg | 3,119a | 2,928b | 2,903b | 18 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
| N3, % | 64.35a | 60.86b | 61.32b | 0.59 | <0.01 | 0.01 | <0.01 |
| AEE3, % | 77.03a | 69.43b | 67.57b | 0.99 | <0.01 | <0.01 | 0.02 |
| Ca3, % | 50.76 | 49.67 | 54.00 | 2.61 | 0.45 | 0.38 | 0.38 |
| P3, % | 46.99 | 46.35 | 46.12 | 1.11 | 0.84 | 0.58 | 0.87 |
a,b
Means within a variable with no common superscript differ significantly (P < 0.05).
1
DON, deoxynivalenol; DDGS, corn distillers dried grains with solubles.
2
Data are least squares means of 8 observations per treatment.
3
N, nitrogen; AEE, acid-hydrolyzed ether extract; Ca, calcium; P, phosphorus.
4
T, overall effects of treatments; L, linear effects of increasing inclusion levels of DON-contaminated DDGS in diets; Q, quadratic effects of increasing inclusion levels of DON-contaminated DDGS in diets.