Table 4 Impact of particle size standard deviation on the gross energy content of diet and of digestible and metabolizable energy content of the corn, dry matter basis
From: A review of feed efficiency in swine: biology and application
Items | Particle Size Standard Deviation | SEM | P value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.88 | 2.11 | 2.33 | 2.51 | 2.73 | linear | linear | ||
DM, % | 95.62 | 95.53 | 95.35 | 95.59 | 95.57 | 0.18 | 0.83 | 0.24 |
GE, Mcal/kg | 4.43 | 4.43 | 4.42 | 4.45 | 4.42 | |||
DE, Mcal/kg | 3.80 | 3.73 | 3.59 | 3.71 | 3.76 | 0.03 | 0.23 | <0.0001 |
ME, Mcal/kg1 | 3.74 | 3.68 | 3.53 | 3.66 | 3.70 | 0.03 | 0.23 | <0.0001 |