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Research Article

Intake, Nutrient Apparent Digestibility, and Ruminal Constituents of Crossbred Dorper × Santa Inês Sheep Fed Diets with Babassu Mesocarp Flour

Table 1

Chemical composition of ingredients (%, DM basis).


Chemical composition¹	Tifton hay	Corn	Soybean meal	Wheat bran	Babassu mesocarp flour	Urea	Limestone	Mineral premix

DM	90.1	90.5	90.4	87.8	89.9	100.0	100.0	100.0
OM	95.6	98.6	93.6	94.4	92.7	—	—	—
CP	7.6	8.3	50.5	18.0	4.0	282.0	—
EE	0.3	2.0	1.7	2.7	0.9	—	—	—
aNDFom	71.4	11.4	20.9	42.9	52.7	—	—	—
NDA	36.7	4.6	10.8	15.0	45.0	—	—	—
NFC	16.4	76.9	20.5	30.7	35.1	—	—	—
TC	87.8	88.3	41.4	73.6	87.8	—	—	—
Lignin					15.8
NIDN²					0.2
ADIN²					0.2
Starch					30.4
Total	—	—	—	—	12.5	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6.5	—	—	—

DM: dry matter; OM: organic matter; CP: crude protein; EE: ether extract; aNDFom: neutral detergent fiber corrected for ash; ADF: acid detergent fiber; NFC: nonfiber carbohydrates; TC: total carbohydrates; NDIN: neutral detergent insoluble nitrogen; ADIN: acid detergent insoluble nitrogen; CT: condensed tannin.
% of total N.
grams of tannic acid. Kg⁻¹ of dry matter.
grams of leucocyanidin. Kg⁻¹ of dry matter.