Table 4 Feed intake by the experimental groups

Animal No.

4

4

4

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Live body weight (LBW), kg

57.83

59.33

58.00

1.22

Metabolic body weight (kgW^0.75)

20.97

21.38

21.02

0.33

CFM, g

910

905

907

2.16

PVH, g

909

885

877

12.90

DM intake as

 g/h/day

1819

1790

1784

12.97

 g/kgW^0.75

86.74

83.72

84.87

1.13

 kg/100 kg LBW

3.145

3.017

3.076

0.05

TDN intake as

 g/h/day

1217^b

1329^a

1328^a

20.27

 g/kgW^0.75

58.04

62.16

63.18

1.11

 kg/100 kg LBW

2.104

2.240

2.290

0.05

CP intake as

 g/h/day

264

260

259

1.90

 g/kgW^0.75

12.59

12.16

12.32

0.16

 g/100 kg LBW

457

438

447

7.82

DCP intake as

 g/h/day

187^b

201^a

194^ab

2.49

 g/kgW^0.75

8.92

9.40

9.23

0.14

 g/100 kg LBW

323

339

334

5.84

GE intake as

 Mcal/h/day

7.567

7.475

7.480

0.05

 kcal/kgW^0.75

361

350

356

4.97

 Mcal/100 kg LBW

13.085

12.599

12.897

0.22

DE intake as

 Mcal/h/day

5.751

5.681

5.685

0.04

 kcal/kgW^0.75

274

266

271

3.77

 Mcal/100 kg LBW

9.945

9.575

9.802

0.17