Table 8 Effects of dietary treatments and sex onchemical composition of LM
Item | HE | LE | SEM | E | P | S | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LP | HP | LP | HP | ||||||
Dry matter, % | M | 28.6 | 28.0 | 27.7 | 26.2 | 0.010 | ns | ns | * |
F | 30.2 | 29.3 | 29.0 | 28.3 | |||||
Crude protein, % DM | M | 70.2 | 70.8 | 76.8 | 75.8 | 0.035 | * | ns | ns |
F | 65.2 | 68.0 | 72.7 | 74.4 | |||||
Intramuscular fat, % DM | M | 28.4 | 27.7 | 18.5 | 22.4 | 0.038 | ** | ns | ns |
F | 32.3 | 31.2 | 25.7 | 24.6 | |||||