Table 5. Developed prediction equations for nitrogen corrected-metabolizable energy (kcal/kg) of feed ingredients based on chemical composition, DM basis

Equations R2 RMSE MBE
1) 3,743.5 + 42.1 × EE − 105.5 × CF − 119.7 × Ash + 27.5 × ADF 0.712 300.9 203.5
2) 3,259.5 + 34.8 × EE − 80.1 × CF − 110.7 × Ash + 36.1 × ADF − 12.8 × NDF + 0.1 × GE 0.767 274.9 143.4
3) 3,152.8 − 5.6 × CP + 31.7 × EE − 75.9 × CF − 97.4 × Ash + 36.9 × ADF − 14.5 × NDF + 0.2 × GE 0.786 265.5 134.3