Table 2. True total tract retention rate (TTTR) of energy and nutrients in rump round meat for young (32-wk old) and aged hens (108-wk old)1

Variable Young hens Aged hens SEM P-value


2 + + Age (A) Enzyme (E) A × E
TTTR of DM3 (%) 73.7 77.0 79.7 79.5 3.19 0.20 0.64 0.58
TTTR of energy (%) 83.2 84.9 88.8 88.4 1.29 <0.01 0.60 0.41
TTTR of N4 (%) 53.4 54.6 44.5 50.9 3.43 0.08 0.28 0.46
TTTR of crude fat (%) 80.5 86.5 97.6 101.9 3.50 <0.01 0.16 0.81