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. 2022 Apr 11;100(5):skac116. doi: 10.1093/jas/skac116

Table 10.

Apparent ileal digestibility of dry matter, crude protein, acid detergent fiber, neutral detergent fiber, and ether extract in feeds fed to nursery pigs with increasing levels of xylanase

Item1 Xylanase, XU per kg feed SEM P-value
0 220 440 880 1,760 Linear Quad2 0 vs. Xyl3
AID, %
DM 59.95 58.92 63.38 62.63 63.47 1.78 0.102 0.404 0.287
CP 71.41 74.34 72.61 75.59 76.71 2.15 0.058 0.644 0.115
NDF 52.95 54.27 52.68 56.12 56.17 1.46 0.036 0.611 0.167
ADF 35.29 35.43 35.55 36.04 37.37 1.26 0.125 0.805 0.486
EE 83.90 84.01 84.72 87.57 89.50 3.20 0.024 0.845 0.264

AID, apparent ileal digestibility; DM, dry matter; CP, crude protein; NDF, neutral detergent fiber; ADF, acid detergent fiber; EE, ether extract.

Quadratic.

Xylanase (220 + 440 + 880 + 1,760 XU per kg feed).