Table 5.
Nutrition digestibility of Ca and P from laying hens offered dietary concentrations of Ca and 25OHD3
Main effect | Ca (%) | P (%) |
---|---|---|
Ca (%) | ||
3.5 | 59.4 | 52.5b |
4.0 | 61.8 | 55.2ab |
4.5 | 62.0 | 56.8a |
25OHD3 (μg/kg) | ||
0 | 58.8b | 53.8 |
25 | 61.7a | 54.7 |
50 | 62.7a | 56.0 |
Probability >F | ||
Source of variation | ||
Ca | 0.38 | 0.01 |
25OHD3 | <0.01 | 0.78 |
Ca×25OHD3 | 0.09 | 0.54 |
25OHD3, 25-hydroxy vitamin D3.
Means within a column with unlike superscripts differ significantly (p<0.05).