Table 3. True total tract retention rate (TTTR) of energy and nutrients in lotus roots for young (32-wk old) and aged hens (108-wk old)1

Young hens Aged hens SEM P-value


2 + + Age (A) Enzyme (E) A × E
TTTR of DM3, % 74.7 75.7 85.8 97.4 2.52 <0.01 0.02 <0.05
TTTR of energy, % 79.8 78.1 87.4 91.4 2.01 <0.01 0.59 0.17
TTTR of N4, % −11.2 41.3 97.6 185.3 40.66 <0.01 0.10 0.67
TTTR of crude fat, % 108.5 114.5 91.3 110.7 7.15 0.16 0.09 0.36