Table 5.
The digestible and metabolizable energy values in diets and ingredients in Exp. 1 (as-fed basis).
| Item | Corn | SBM | FCGM | SEM1 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy in diets, MJ/kg | |||||
| Digestible energy | 14.19b | 14.39a | 13.97c | 0.06 | <0.01 |
| Metabolizable energy | 13.78a | 13.97a | 13.26b | 0.07 | <0.01 |
| Energy in ingredients, MJ/kg | |||||
| Digestible energy | 14.63ab | 15.43a | 13.75b | 0.31 | 0.01 |
| Metabolizable energy | 14.20a | 14.96a | 12.13b | 0.36 | <0.01 |
SBM = soybean meal; FCGM = fermented corn germ meal.
Values in a row with no common superscripts differ significantly (P < 0.05).
1
SEM stands for the standard error of the mean (n = 6).