Table 4. Effect of replacing corn with soy hulls on apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD) of nutrient in growing pigs
Items (%) | CON | H1 | H2 | SE | p-value |
Dry matter | 74.7 | 76.9 | 74.5 | 2.1 | 0.168 |
Crude fiber | 43.65b | 63.17a | 64.67a | 2.89 | 0.008 |
Crude protein | 74.4a | 73.4a | 71.8b | 0.9 | 0.031 |
Gross energy | 70.3 | 71.6 | 70.1 | 2.6 | 0.206 |
Means in the same row with different superscripts differ (p < 0.05).
CON, basal diet; H1, 5% replacing corn with soy hulls; H2, 10% replacing corn with soy hulls; SE, standard error.