Table 6. Effect of feed form and enzyme supplementation on mineral contents (mg/kg) of tibia bones

Feed form Enzyme Ash (%) Ca P K Mg S Zn
Mash No enzyme 43.0c 402.3 183.1 9.0abc 7.7 2.4 366.8bc
AXB 43.5bc 403.1 183.3 8.9bc 7.6 2.3 349.7bc
QB 43.8bc 402.9 183.5 9.5a 7.4 2.4 459.1a
AXB + QB 45.3ab 403.3 184.0 9.4ab 7.6 2.3 464.6a
Pellet No enzyme 43.9bc 404.1 183.2 8.8c 7.6 2.3 321.9c
AXB 44.2abc 406.5 183.5 8.9bc 7.6 2.4 349.8bc
QB 45.7a 403.1 182.9 9.3abc 7.3 2.4 475.8a
AXB + QB 445.9a 403.9 182.7 9.5a 7.4 2.4 413.4ab
SEM 0.20 0.67 0.23 0.07 0.03 0.03 10.5
Significance
Feed form 0.002 0.295 0.357 0.478 0.265 0.972 0.162
Enzyme 0.001 0.816 0.976 0.005 0.112 0.751 0.001
Feed form x enzyme 0.392 0.854 0.671 0.684 0.446 0.585 0.246
Means with different superscripts within the columns are significantly different (p < 0.05).
Values are means of 6 replicates (10 birds per replicate).
AXB, axtra XB (xylanase and beta-glucanase composite); QB, quantum blue (phytase); SEM, standard error of the mean.