Effects of citrus pulp, fish by-product and Bacillus subtilis fermentation biomass on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and fecal microflora of weanling pigs

Table 4 Effect of dietary inclusion of citrus pulp, fish by-product, and Bacillus subtilis fermentation biomass on apparent total tract digestibility (%) of nutrients in weanling pigs ¹

Item	Citrus pulp, fish by-product, and Bacillus subtilis fermentation biomass, %			SEM²	P-values³
Item	0	2.5	5.0	SEM²	Linear	Quadratic
Phase I (d 8–14)
DM	84.63^b	84.99^ab	85.49^a	0.15	0.003	0.714
GE	83.56^b	83.89^ab	84.19^a	0.12	0.005	0.890
CP	79.66	79.93	80.21	0.275	0.098	0.906
Ash	60.02^b	60.76^ab	61.72^a	0.26	0.005	0.461
Ca	56.48	55.52	54.99	1.77	0.548	0.851
P	45.58	45.22	45.04	1.03	0.690	0.592
Phase II (d 22–28)
DM	81.87	82.04	82.77	0.35	0.106	0.535
GE	82.14	82.67	83.34	0.47	0.101	0.909
CP	75.95	76.78	77.39	0.61	0.127	0.885
Ash	54.98	55.34	55.57	0.75	0.595	0.947
Ca	52.08	52.34	52.53	1.38	0.821	0.983
P	46.96	47.57	48.67	1.52	0.448	0.894

^abValues with different superscripts of the row significantly differ (p < 0.05).
¹Data represent means based on 6 replicates per treatment.
²Standard error of means.
³Linear and quadratic effects of increasing citrus pulp and Bacillus subtilis fermentation biomass in the diet.

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