Table 7.
Apparent ileal digestibility of amino acids in fermented soybean meal calculated using direct and difference procedures
| Item (%) | Direct procedure | Difference procedure | Pooled SEM | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indispensable AA | ||||
| Arg | 84.1 | 84.9 | 7.4 | 0.919 |
| His | 86.0 | 73.3 | 6.0 | 0.073 |
| Ile | 84.0 | 87.3 | 6.8 | 0.646 |
| Leu | 83.0 | 64.0 | 8.1 | 0.052 |
| Lys | 81.5 | 75.1 | 9.0 | 0.498 |
| Met | 84.0 | 66.6 | 10.2 | 0.131 |
| Phe | 84.7 | 73.9 | 6.4 | 0.136 |
| Thr | 73.3 | 44.3 | 9.4 | 0.017 |
| Trp | 81.0 | 78.5 | 6.9 | 0.732 |
| Val | 78.9 | 67.0 | 8.7 | 0.212 |
| Dispensable AA | ||||
| Ala | 76.7 | 45.3 | 7.9 | 0.005 |
| Asp | 83.4 | 75.3 | 6.4 | 0.244 |
| Cys | 73.1 | 34.2 | 13.5 | 0.024 |
| Glu | 85.9 | 73.1 | 5.8 | 0.061 |
| Gly | 45.0 | 24.8 | 16.4 | 0.260 |
| Pro | 56.7 | 43.8 | 29.4 | 0.674 |
| Ser | 79.9 | 50.4 | 6.8 | 0.003 |
| Tyr | 73.6 | 59.1 | 12.4 | 0.282 |
SEM, standard error of the mean; AA, amino acids.