Table 4.
Diet energy and the energy utilization efficiency of broilers offered the experimental diets.
| Item | Wheat-based diet | Pea-based diet | SEM | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy values, MJ/kg DM | ||||
| AME | 15.48 | 16.52 | 0.26 | 0.018 |
| AMEn | 14.48 | 15.53 | 0.25 | 0.015 |
| NE | 11.92 | 12.67 | 0.20 | 0.037 |
| Heat increment of feed | 3.56 | 3.85 | 0.19 | 0.316 |
| Energy utilization | ||||
| AME/GE | 0.798 | 0.779 | 0.013 | 0.322 |
| AMEn/GE | 0.746 | 0.733 | 0.012 | 0.446 |
| NE/AME | 0.770 | 0.768 | 0.010 | 0.886 |
| NE/AMEn | 0.823 | 0.817 | 0.011 | 0.700 |
AME = apparent metabolizable energy; AMEn = AME corrected to zero N retention; NE = net energy; GE = gross energy.