Table 4.
Item, % | Probiotics (% of Diet) | p-Value | |||||
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0 (CON) | 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.2 | CON vs. Probiotics | Linear | Quadratic | |
Day 14 | |||||||
Dry matter | 84.99 ± 0.60 | 84.48 ± 0.72 | 84.78 ± 0.77 | 83.89 ± 0.85 | 0.502 | 0.851 | 0.679 |
Crude protein | 83.69 ± 0.79 | 83.51 ± 0.94 | 82.89 ± 1.24 | 82.59 ± 0.93 | 0.566 | 0.598 | 0.864 |
Gross energy | 83.65 ± 0.94 | 83.85 ± 0.74 | 82.99 ± 0.95 | 82.85 ± 0.83 | 0.691 | 0.618 | 0.644 |
Day 28 | |||||||
Dry matter | 82.99 ± 0.84 | 83.22 ± 0.93 | 82.63 ± 0.91 | 82.53 ± 1.02 | 0.860 | 0.798 | 0.736 |
Crude protein | 81.59 ± 0.96 | 80.67 ± 0.81 | 81.50 ± 0.92 | 81.88 ± 1.04 | 0.831 | 0.952 | 0.457 |
Gross energy | 83.41 ± 0.73 | 84.35 ± 0.69 | 83.09 ± 0.61 | 82.96 ± 0.71 | 0.949 | 0.756 | 0.230 |