Table 9. Effect of feed form and enzyme supplementation on ileal mineral digestibility

Treatments Macro elements Trace elements
Feed form Enzyme Ca P Mg K S Mn Cu Al B Zn Fe
Mash No enzyme 0.51e 0.48e 0.33 0.86ab 0.65c 0.30ab 0.25ab 0.34 0.69a 0.24b 0.20c
AXB 0.59de 0.55d 0.30 0.87ab 0.73abc 0.30ab 0.37ab 0.39 0.70a 0.32ab 0.34b
QB 0.63cd 0.61cd 0.37 0.91a 0.67bc 0.34b 0.44a 0.33 0.70a 0.32ab 0.36ab
AXB + QB 0.73ab 0.66bc 0.32 0.83b 0.77a 0.38a 0.41ab 0.40 0.74a 0.35a 0.36b
Pellet No enzyme 0.65bcd 0.61cd 0.27 0.88ab 0.74ab 0.26ab 0.32ab 0.29 0.64ab 0.35a 0.36b
AXB 0.70abc 0.64bc 0.32 0.90a 0.76a 0.27ab 0.31ab 0.31 0.68ab 0.30ab 0.41ab
QB 0.69abc 0.75a 0.24 0.92a 0.71abc 0.25ab 0.23b 0.31 0.59b 0.40a 0.40ab
AXB + QB 0.78a 0.70ab 0.30 0.90a 0.75ab 0.25ab 0.26ab 0.42 0.65ab 0.35a 0.49a
SEM 0.014 0.012 0.118 0.039 0.008 0.017 0.017 0.015 0.013 0.010 0.015
Significance
Feed form 0.001 0.001 0.169 0.001 0.011 0.030 0.006 0.288 0.007 0.009 0.001
Enzyme 0.001 0.001 0.999 0.001 0.001 0.894 0.508 0.139 0.468 0.025 0.001
Feed form x enzyme 0.202 0.003 0.544 0.048 0.030 0.705 0.014 0.663 0.645 0.026 0.153
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.