Diets

Control

HM (A)

SM (A)

HM (AA)

SM (AA)

Starter period (10 - 20 d)

n

14

14

14

14

14

PPV (%)

69.1^c ± 2.2

55.7^a ± 5.7

51.9^a ± 7.1

65.8^b ± 2.9

64.7^b ± 2.8

NPU (%)

75.8^c ± 2.5

65.9^a ± 6.4

67.6^ab ± 8.5

72.0^b±3.3

71.8^b ± 2.9

Model parameter b (×10⁻⁶)*

285^c ± 14

196^a ± 21

186^a ± 21

278^c ± 16

253^b ± 19

NPU_std (%)**

81.2^c ± 2.5

62.6^a ±4.6

60.2^a ± 5.1

79.8^c ± 2.8

75.2^b ± 3.7

Grower period (25 - 35 d)

n

14

14

14

14

14

PPV (%)

64.9^d ± 1.8

54.7^b ± 2.7

49.8^a ± 4.2

60.7^c ± 2.7

63.0^cd ± 2.2

NPU (%)

71.8^c ± 1.9

63.2^a ± 2.9

62.4^a ± 5.7

68.0^b ± 2.6

70.0^bc ± 2.4

Model parameter b (×10⁻⁶)*

374^d ± 28

262^b ± 20

223^a ± 19

324^c ± 31

353^d ± 30

NPU_std (%)**

77.2^d ± 3.1

62.3^b ± 3.0

55.8^a ± 3.3

71.1^c ± 4.1

74.7^cd ± 3.5