Table 3. Fecal nitrogen and phosphorus contents according to dietary crude protein and additional phytase levels

Phytase (ppm) CP (%) Nitrogen (%) Phosphorus (%)
1,000 22 3.66ab 1.18a
21 3.42cd 1.20a
20 3.45bcd 1.22a
800 22 3.74a 1.17a
21 3.57abcd 1.17a
20 3.38cd 1.09b
500 22 3.77a 0.99c
21 3.59abc 1.00c
20 3.36d 1.10b
SEM1 0.132 0.044
Phytase (ppm)
1,000 3.51 1.20a
800 3.56 1.14a
500 3.57 1.03b
SEM2 0.191 0.089
CP (%)
22 3.72a 1.11
21 3.52b 1.12
20 3.40c 1.14
SEM3 0.133 0.092
P-value
Phytase 0.70 <0.01
CP <0.01 0.85
Phytase × CP <0.01 <0.01
SEM, standard error of means (n=36).
SEM, standard error of means (n=12).
SEM, standard error of means (n=12).
Means in same rows with different superscripts are significantly different (P<0.05).