Table 3. Effects of different protease and nutrient density feed on nutrient digestibility in growing-finishing pigs

Items (%) High1) Basal SE Den Pro p-value
CON PTA PTB CON PTA PTB High Basal CON PTA PTB Den Pro Den× Pro
DM
 6 wk 88.29 88.88 89.01 88.54 89.18 88.78 0.325 89.06 88.83 88.91 89.03 88.89 0.402 0.909 0.290
 13 wk 88.60 89.03 88.63 88.08 88.80 88.45 0.346 88.75 88.44 88.34 88.91 88.54 0.289 0.267 0.862
CP
 6 wk 70.78 72.06 71.48 67.75 69.69 68.59 0.539 71.44 68.68 69.26b 70.87a 70.04ab < .0001 0.027 0.816
 13 wk 67.34c 71.39a 69.48b 70.96ab 70.88ab 72.10a 0.501 69.40 71.32 69.15b 71.13a 70.79a 0.001 0.002 0.002
GE
 6 wk 74.91 74.35 74.51 74.19 74.73 74.16 0.356 74.59 74.36 74.55 74.54 74.33 0.435 0.786 0.311
 13 wk 70.68 72.63 71.93 70.55 72.13 71.33 0.545 71.74 71.33 70.61b 72.38a 71.63ab 0.371 0.016 0.900
High nutrient density is 0.94%–0.98% higher than requirement in dietary protein and 50 kcal/kg in energy than basal nutrient density.
Means in the same row with difference superscripts differ at p < 0.05.
High, high nutrient density diet; Basal, basal nutrient density diet; Den, different nutrient density diet; Pro, supplementation of protease; CON, basal diet; PTA, CON + 0.0125% protease A; PTB, CON + 0.010% protease B; Den × Pro, different nutrient density diet × supplementation of protease; DM, dry matter; CP, crude protein; GE, gross energy.