Table 6. Effect of dietary palm kernel meal (PKM) and β-xylanase supplementation on excreta characteristics of laying hens
Item | Excreta charateristics |
Score1) | Moisture (%) |
Xylanase (%) | PKM (%) |
0 | 0 | 1.9 | 70.5 |
10 | 2.0 | 70.2 |
0.025 | 0 | 2.0 | 73.0 |
10 | 2.2 | 71.8 |
SEM | 0.10 | 1.22 |
Main effect |
Xylanase (%) |
0 | 1.9 | 70.3 |
0.025 | 2.1 | 72.4 |
SEM | 0.07 | 0.86 |
PKM (%) |
0 | 1.9 | 71.7 |
10 | 2.1 | 71.0 |
SEM | 0.07 | 0.86 |
Effect (p-value) |
Xylanase | 0.115 | 0.107 |
PKM | 0.231 | 0.552 |
Xylanase × PKM | 0.685 | 0.697 |
Excreta moisture score was measured by the scale [15].