calcium

	% N retention intake	N retention(gm)/100Kcal ME intake	% Ca retention intake	% P retention intake
Interaction effect (ME x EAA)
2700, 85	47.43	0.577	29.90	34.75
2700, 100	46.18	0.636	34.82	41.52
2700, 115	45.68	0.698	36.21	42.42
2900, 85	49.04	0.559	34.68	41.41
2900, 100	47.15	0.608	38.82	45.11
2900, 115	46.11	0.662	38.15	45.40
3100, 85	50.11	0.534	36.28	41.41
3100, 100	48.12	0.577	41.08	47.18
3100, 115	47.37	0.629	42.97	48.68
Pooled SEM	0.314	0.009	0.723	0.747
Main Effects
AMEn, kcal/kg
2700 kcal	46.43^q	0.637^p	33.65^r	39.57^q
2900 kcal	47.43p^q	0.610^q	37.22^q	43.98^p
3100 kcal	48.53^p	0.580^r	40.11^p	45.76^p
EAA levels
85% AA	48.86^w	0.557^y	33.62^x	39.19^x
100% AA	47.15^x	0.607^x	38.24^w	44.61^w
115% AA	46.38^x	0.663^w	39.11^w	45.50^w
Probability
ME x EAA	NS	NS	NS	NS
ME levels	P<0.006	P<0.0001	P<0.0001	P<0.0001
EAA levels	P<0.001	P<0.0001	P<0.0001	P<0.0001

^pqr(energy level), ^wxy(EAA levels) Values bearing different superscripts differ significantly(P<0.05). NS=Non-significant (P>0.05).The values are means.

Table 5: Nitrogen, calcium and phosphorus retention in growing quails at 3rd week of age.