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Table 5 Comparison between values for ileal and total tract digestibility of Ca, P, and K in dietsa

From: Amino acid and mineral digestibility, bone ash, and plasma inositol is increased by including microbial phytase in diets for growing pigs

Item

Digestibility, %

 

SEM

P-value

Ileal

Total tract

Difference

Ca

74.4

70.4

4.11

1.28

0.003

P

57.8

57.1

0.44

1.04

0.675

K

84.6

85.4

- 0.79

0.71

0.275

  1. aData are least square means of 33, 32, and 35 observations for Ca, P, and K, respectively
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

ISSN: 2049-1891