Methodologies on estimating the energy requirements for maintenance and determining the net energy contents of feed ingredients in swine: a review of recent work

Table 6 Chemical composition of diets^a (as-fed basis)

Chemical composition	Minimum	Maximum	Mean
Dry matter	85.96	90.11	87.94
Crude protein	6.87	23.79	16.59
Neutral detergent fiber	8.52	24.33	14.33
Acid detergent fiber	1.56	9.59	4.52
Ether extract	2.18	5.52	3.05
Starch	31.57	63.10	43.07
Ash	2.97	5.91	4.43
Gross energy	15.48	16.90	16.12

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