Table 7.
Effects of experimental diets on intestinal and pancreatic digestive enzyme activity (U/mg of digesta protein).
| Treatments |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON | MOS | FSBM | MIX | SEM | P-value | |
| Intestine | ||||||
| Lipase | 18.62 | 18.56 | 18.97 | 19.15 | 0.538 | 0.871 |
| Amylase | 13.40b | 13.32b | 16.24a | 16.01a | 0.719 | 0.004 |
| Protease | 79.25c | 81.50b,c | 86.03a,b | 88.50a | 2.209 | 0.020 |
| Pancreas | ||||||
| Lipase | 46.54 | 45.85 | 47.21 | 46.62 | 1.776 | 0.960 |
| Amylase | 35.29 | 36.14 | 34.95 | 36.33 | 1.274 | 0.883 |
| Protease | 148.80b | 153.50b | 167.46a | 170.61a | 2.253 | <0.001 |
CON = control; MOS = mannan-oligosaccharides; FSBM = fermented soybean meal; MIX = MOS + FSBM
a–c
Means with different superscripts in each row are statistically different (P < 0.05).