Table 3.
Gross energy (GE, kcal/kg) and nutrient composition (%) of corn distillers dried grains with solubles from different countries (as-is basis)
| Moisture | Crude protein | Ether extract | Crude fiber | Ash | GE | Calcium | Phosphorus | Lysine | Methionine | Cysteine | Threonine |
China | | | | | | | | | | | | |
n | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Mean | 12.54 | 28.78 | 6.00 | 8.20 | 5.37 | 4,564 | 0.08 | 0.77 | 0.82 | 0.75 | 0.51 | 0.99 |
CV | 5.77 | 2.14 | 19.71 | 12.48 | 18.87 | 0.71 | 29.52 | 9.33 | 24.60 | 29.26 | 10.96 | 7.27 |
USA | | | | | | | | | | | | |
n | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Mean | 12.32 | 26.45 | 11.65 | 7.17 | 4.44 | 4,753 | 0.03 | 0.75 | 0.77 | 0.74 | 0.50 | 0.97 |
CV | 14.41 | 6.45 | 16.98 | 6.92 | 14.00 | 2.32 | 30.84 | 11.09 | 7.32 | 18.75 | 45.20 | 7.01 |
SEM | 0.33 | 0.31 | 0.40 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 19 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.02 |
P-value | 0.644 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.003 | 0.006 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.630 | 0.358 | 0.886 | 0.862 | 0.311 |