Table 4. Effects of dietary Ca concentration on nutrient digestibility in pig (experiment 1)1)
Ca level | Low | Standard | High | SEM | p-value |
Phase 1, 14 d (%) |
DM | 75.96 | 75.50 | 74.90 | 0.86 | 0.487 |
CP | 73.29 | 72.84 | 73.07 | 0.35 | 0.481 |
CF | 72.82 | 72.16 | 71.47 | 0.83 | 0.621 |
Ash | 63.43 | 64.16 | 64.37 | 0.52 | 0.212 |
Ca | 65.70 | 65.47 | 64.50 | 0.62 | 0.170 |
P | 52.11a | 50.54ab | 48.24b | 0.89 | 0.003 |
Phase 2, 28 d (%) |
DM | 72.88 | 72.52 | 72.70 | 0.44 | 0.721 |
CP | 71.69 | 70.84 | 71.07 | 0.71 | 0.335 |
CF | 70.62 | 70.56 | 70.07 | 0.47 | 0.480 |
Ash | 61.81 | 61.16 | 60.97 | 0.63 | 0.409 |
Ca | 63.60 | 64.15 | 63.26 | 0.84 | 0.588 |
P | 52.25a | 50.19ab | 46.93b | 1.08 | 0.005 |
Phase 1: Low, 0.60%; Standard, 0.72%; High, 0.84%; Phase 2: Low, 0.50%; Standard, 0.66%; High, 0.82%.
Means values within a row with unlike superscript letters were significantly different (p < 0.05).
DM, dry matter; CP, crude protein; CF, crude fat.