Figure 1 demonstrates the above explanation. As the animal's weight increases, the excretion decreases in a continuous downward slope. However, with 5 phase and 2 phase feeding, the excretion decreases in levelled steps, each consecutive step being a balanced excretion of the nutrients. The 5 phase feeding has 5 steps, and the 2 phase feeding has 2 steps.

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