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Table 2 Effects of diets on total tract apparent digestibility (TTAD) of fiber in chickens and pigs

From: Chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) and cereals differently affect gut development in broiler chickens and young pigs

 

In chickens

In pigs

  

Diet

    

Diet

   

Items

CI

CF60

CF120

SEM

P- value

CII

CF80

CF160

SEM

P- value

Total NSP*

31.2a

30.1a

23.8b

1.65

0.008

42.0a

56.1b

62.4c

1.42

<0.0001

Uronic acid

43.3a

48.0a

33.1b

3.34

0.02

36.2a

85.1b

88.8b

1.47

<0.0001

Arabinose

31.0a

34.3a

18.4b

2.40

0.0002

46.8a

58.0b

62.8b

1.71

<0.0001

Xylose

28.5a

23.8a

16.5b

1.77

0.0007

39.8a

45.7b

49.4b

1.70

0.004

  1. CI: control diet in chicken experiment; CF60: 60 g/kg chicory forage; CF120: 120 g/kg chicory forage; CII: control diet in pig experiment; CF80: 80 g/kg chicory forage; CF160: 160 g/kg chicory forage. *NSP, non-starch polysaccharides.
  2. Data are presented as least square means (n = 4 for diet CIand 8 for diet CF60 and CF120 in chicken experiment; n = 6 in pig experiment) and standard error of the mean (SEM).
  3. abcDifferent letters within rows, indicate significant difference (P < 0.05).
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

ISSN: 2049-1891