Table 3. Fecal composition per feed intake (kg) of laying hens fed dietary phytase levels (n=10)

FTU/kg	Composition (%) of dried feces			Fecal excretion (g) of laying hens fed 1 kg diets
	N	P2O5	K2O	Total feces	Dried feces	N	P2O5	K2O
0	7.66	0.73	2.41	1,381.69	226.24a (100%)	17.36a (100%)	1.64a (100%)	5.46a (100%)
1,000	7.78	0.76	2.74	1,276.49	200.52b (88%)	15.59b (90%)	1.53ab (93%)	5.49a (101%)
2,000	7.53	0.78	2.58	1,329.35	163.91c (72%)	12.26c (71%)	1.28b (78%)	4.22b (77%)
SEM	0.15	0.02	0.10	28.25	5.88	0.53	0.06	0.26
P-value	0.81	0.56	0.46	0.33	<0.01	<0.01	0.03	0.05

Means within column with no common superscripts differ significantly (P<0.05). SEM: standard error of mean.