Table 5. Gross energy (GE, kcal/kg) and nutrient composition (%) of palm kernel meal from different countries (as-is basis)

	Moisture	Crude protein	Ether extract	Crude fiber	Ash	GE	Calcium	Phosphorus	Lysine	Methionine	Cysteine	Threonine
Indonesia
n	21	21	22	21	21	14	21	21	13	13	13	13
Mean	9.92	15.12	5.49	16.03	4.12	4,378	0.41	0.57	0.30	0.26	0.18	0.40
CV	16.64	5.54	8.88	20.92	7.68	1.86	29.55	6.22	15.02	14.90	12.29	10.20
Malaysia
n	61	61	63	61	61	40	61	61	34	34	34	34
Mean	9.62	15.95	5.32	14.58	4.62	4,353	0.45	0.62	0.28	0.24	0.18	0.41
CV	13.58	3.97	8.16	13.71	11.14	4.59	22.46	11.15	29.06	22.88	21.77	10.93
SEM	0.25	0.12	0.08	0.43	0.08	39	0.02	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01
P-value	0.398	<0.001	0.124	0.020	<0.001	0.655	0.096	0.004	0.335	0.160	0.495	0.612