Table 3 Partition of nitrogen intake and growth of uninfected (U) or infected (I, with H. contortus) Creole kids eating: Dichanthium spp. hay + alfalfa pellet (A); Dichanthium spp. hay + L. leucocephala pellet (L); Dichanthium spp. hay + (25% L. leucocephala pellet + 75% alfalfa pellet; 25 L); Dichanthium spp. hay + (50% L. leucocephala pellet + 50% alfalfa pellet; 50 L)

Items

U-A

I-25 L

I-50 L

I-A

U-L

I-L

SE

Treatment

Diet

Infection

N intake g/d

13.4a

17.0a

15.0a

13.5a

16.5a

12.7b

0.88

0.1217

0.0012

0.1690

N in faeces g/d

4.5c

6.0c

5.1ab

4.3a

7.1b

6.3ab

0.33

0.0015

< 0.0001

0.3943

N in urine g/d

5.2c

7.1c

6.3a

5.9a

3.2b

4.7b

0.44

< 0.0001

0.0013

0.0174

N retained

3.8a

3.9a

3.5a

3.6a

6.2b

1.8a

0.79

0.0669

0.7324

0.0234

Average Daily Gain predicted (g/d)

114.9a

110.7a

106.5a

109.3a

189.3c

54.7b

24.83

0.0669

0.7112

0.0114

Average Daily Gain (ADG) (g/d)

58.0a

90.0b

74.5b

66.0a

57.1c

59.9c

4.49

0.0669

0.0017

0.5498