Table 8.
Standardized 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 | 91.8 | 90.0 | 7.4 | 0.818 |
| His | 91.5 | 83.3 | 6.0 | 0.217 |
| Ile | 89.7 | 95.3 | 6.8 | 0.437 |
| Leu | 88.6 | 73.7 | 8.1 | 0.107 |
| Lys | 87.5 | 83.3 | 9.0 | 0.656 |
| Met | 89.8 | 75.1 | 10.2 | 0.191 |
| Phe | 90.0 | 81.7 | 6.4 | 0.237 |
| Thr | 84.9 | 59.1 | 9.4 | 0.028 |
| Trp | 89.3 | 90.4 | 6.9 | 0.874 |
| Val | 87.8 | 78.6 | 8.7 | 0.323 |
| Dispensable AA | ||||
| Ala | 86.8 | 59.4 | 7.9 | 0.010 |
| Asp | 89.0 | 83.5 | 6.4 | 0.420 |
| Cys | 81.7 | 50.5 | 13.5 | 0.054 |
| Glu | 90.5 | 80.7 | 5.8 | 0.131 |
| Gly | 81.8 | 48.0 | 16.4 | 0.079 |
| Pro | 110.4 | 66.0 | 29.4 | 0.175 |
| Ser | 88.5 | 59.9 | 6.8 | 0.004 |
| Tyr | 83.3 | 68.1 | 12.4 | 0.262 |
SEM, standard error of the mean; AA, amino acids.