Table 6. Effect of dietary palm kernel meal (PKM) and β-xylanase supplementation on excreta characteristics of laying hens.
| Item | Excreta charateristics | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score1) | Moisture (%) | ||
| Xylanase (%) | PKM (%) | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 70.5 |
| 10 | 2.0 | 70.2 | |
| 0.025 | 0 | 2.0 | 73.0 |
| 10 | 2.2 | 71.8 | |
| SEM | 0.10 | 1.22 | |
| Main effect | |||
| Xylanase (%) | |||
| 0 | 1.9 | 70.3 | |
| 0.025 | 2.1 | 72.4 | |
| SEM | 0.07 | 0.86 | |
| PKM (%) | |||
| 0 | 1.9 | 71.7 | |
| 10 | 2.1 | 71.0 | |
| SEM | 0.07 | 0.86 | |
| Effect (p-value) | |||
| Xylanase | 0.115 | 0.107 | |
| PKM | 0.231 | 0.552 | |
| Xylanase × PKM | 0.685 | 0.697 | |
Excreta moisture score was measured by the scale [15].