Particulars | Control Feed | Test Feed |
---|---|---|
Dry matter (DM) intake (g) | 260.55 ± 9.57a | 253.72 ± 9.16a |
Fecal DM voided | 14.52 ± 0.91a | 13.98 ± 0.88a |
DM digested | 246.04 ± 7.36a | 239.72 ± 7.84a |
% DM digestibility | 94.43 ± 1.21a | 94.51 ± 1.89a |
Organic matter (OM) intake (g) | 229.94 ± 4.20a | 222.48 ± 4.77a |
OM voided (g) | 24.26 ± 1.10a | 27.9 ± 1.61a |
OM digested (g) | 205.68 ± 5.00a | 194.58 ± 5.37a |
% OM digestibility | 89.45 ± 2.10a | 87.46 ± 2.90a |
Crude protein (CP) intake (g) | 80.12 ± 2.10a | 77.65 ± 2.97a |
CP voided in feces (g) | 6.28 ± 0.94a | 7.57 ± 0.70a |
CP digested (g) | 73.81 ± 2.06a | 70.12 ± 2.06a |
% CP digestibility | 92.16 ± 2.05a | 90.25 ± 2.44a |
Crude lipid (CL) intake (g) | 18.86 ± 1.26a | 17.19 ± 1.21a |
CL voided in feces (g) | 1.89 ± 0.01a | 1.89 ± 0.02a |
CL digested (g) | 16.977 ± 1.26a | 15.30 ± 1.22a |
% CL digestibility | 90.01 ± 2.13a | 89.12 ± 2.22a |
Nitrogen (N) intake (g) | 12.82 ± 0.58a | 12.42 ± 0.55a |
N voided in feces (g) | 1.22 ± 0.01a | 1.4 ± 0.02a |
N digested (g) | 11.59 ± 0.57a | 11.02 ± 0.67a |
% Nitrogen digestibility | 90.45 ± 2.50a | 88.76 ± 2.44a |
Gross energy intake (Kcal/day) | 39.98 ± 1.55a | 37.27 ± 1.46a |
Fecal energy loss (Kcal/day) | 3.38 ± 0.07a | 3.84 ± 0.09a |
Digestible energy (Kcal/day) | 36.6 ± 1.54a | 33.42 ± 1.55a |
% Digestible energy | 91.54 ± 2.75 | 89.66 ± 3.12 |
DE:GE ratio | 0.91 ± 0.02a | 0.89 ± 0.02a |