Table 5.

Daily heat production (kJ/kg of BW^0.75) from oxidation of nutrients (kJ/kg of BW^0.75) and their contribution to the heat production of Murciano-Granadina goats (n = 10) during late-lactation according to the type of diet

	Diet2
Item1	CON	POS	SEM	P-value
HPx	665	649	8.9	0.366
HPf	23	21	0.9	0.391
OXP	63	75	4.4	0.205
OXCHO	115	213	10.3	0.041
OXF	486	362	6.8	0.030
OXP/HPx	0.09	0.11	0.010	0.126
OXCHO/HPx	0.17	0.33	0.013	0.037
OXF/HPx	0.73	0.56	0.011	0.018
RQnpx	0.76	0.81	0.004	0.042

¹HPx, heat production from oxidation of nutrients; HPf, heat production of fermentation (HPf = HP − HPx; Brouwer, 1958); OXP, heat production associated with the oxidation of protein; OXCHO, heat production associated with the oxidation of carbohydrates; OXF, heat production associated with the oxidation of fat; RQnpx, nonprotein respiratory quotient (unitless) from oxidation of nutrients {[CO_2x − (N_urine × 6.25 × 0.774)]/[O₂ − (N_urine × 6.25 × 0.957)], where CO₂, CO₂ production from oxidation, and N_urine, N in urine}.

²CON, control; POS, postbiotic.