Table 3.
Effects of the ammoniated AFB1 diet on the nitrogen utilization of sheep.
| Treatment 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item 1 | C | T | AT | SEM | p-Value |
| N intake, g/d | 23.62 b | 22.04 c | 24.89 a | 0.21 | 0.03 |
| Fecal N excretion g/d | 5.97 b | 5.91 b | 6.58 a | 0.18 | 0.02 |
| Fecal N excretion (g/kg of N intake) | 252 b | 268 a | 263 a | 9.13 | 0.04 |
| Urinary N excretion g/d | 8.30 b | 9.78 a | 8.29 b | 0.17 | <0.01 |
| Urinary N excretion (g/kg of N intake) | 366 b | 443 a | 335 b | 7.12 | <0.01 |
| Retained N g/d | 9.35 a | 6.35 b | 9.54 a | 0.43 | <0.01 |
| Retained N (g/kg of N intake) | 397 a | 290 b | 387 a | 10.12 | 0.03 |
a,b,c Means within a row with different superscripts differ (p < 0.05). 1 N—nitrogen. 2 C—control; T—aflatoxin diet containing C and 75 μg of AFB1/kg; AT—ammoniated diet containing C and 75 μg of AFB1/kg.