Table 1. Ingredients and chemical composition of diets.
|
Ingredients (g/kg DM) |
Control |
SW 7 g/d |
SW 14 g/d |
|
German grass |
350 |
350 |
350 |
|
Napier grass |
300 |
300 |
300 |
|
Maize |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Wheat bran |
137.0 |
116.0 |
95.0 |
|
Til oil cake |
85.0 |
85.0 |
85.0 |
|
Molasses |
14.0 |
14.0 |
14.0 |
|
Seaweed |
0.0 |
21.0 |
42.0 |
|
Salt |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
|
Chemical composition (g/kg DM)* |
|
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|
ME (MJ/Kg DM) |
9.56±0.13 |
9.57±0.14 |
9.59±0.23 |
|
DM |
446.13±5.86 |
446.98±5.82 |
444.86±7.86 |
|
CP |
115.54±7.38 |
115.03±6.19 |
117.61±4.58 |
|
NDF |
564.54±20.91 |
563.74±15.01 |
564.19±25.22 |
|
ADF |
327.71±16.66 |
330.43±11.43 |
329.19±13.92 |
|
Cfat (EE) |
19.42±6.85 |
19.64±3.63 |
19.88±3.27 |
|
Ash |
81.31±4.67 |
91.09±3.20 |
95.94±3.65 |
*Unless otherwise stated; DM- Dry matter, ME- Metabolizable energy; CP- Crude protein; NDF- Neutral detergent fiber; ADF- Acid detergent fiber; Cfat- Crude fat; EE- Ether extract.