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Table 3 Apparent digestibility coefficient of nutrients in piglet pre-starter diets

From: The ultra-sonication of minerals in swine feed

Elements

Sonicated

Mineralized

Feed1

Feed2

Feed3

Feed1

Feed2

Feed3

Calcium

55.23 ± 6.89

49.83 ± 10.13

51.61 ± 9.23

56.28 ± 5.69

51.92 ± 6.54

51.79 ± 7.18

Magnesium

30.56 ± 12.26

30.10 ± 7.30

21.99 ± 11.47

30.10 ± 8.28

29.14 ± 4.29

20.03 ± 7.83

Phosphorus

64.82 ± 2.68a

63.14 ± 2.50a

68.16 ± 2.98a

45.34 ± 3.01b

55.90 ± 1.90b

46.52 ± 4.31b

  1. Results expressed as mean value ± standard deviation (n = 4)
  2. Mean values in the same row followed by different uppercase letters were significantly different by Tukey’s test (P < 0.05)