Research Article
Intake, Nutrient Apparent Digestibility, and Ruminal Constituents of Crossbred Dorper × Santa Inês Sheep Fed Diets with Babassu Mesocarp Flour
Table 3
Intake (g⋅day−1) and nutrient digestibility (Dig, g⋅g of DM−1) by Dorper × Santa Inês sheep fed increasing levels of babassu mesocarp flour.
| Item | Diet1 | SEM2 | | 0 | 10 | 20 | 30 | | | |
| Dry matter | Intake4 | 1157.6 | 1397.6 | 1171.2 | 815.6 | 0.061 | 0.005 | 0.003 | 0.393 | Digestibility5 | 78.8 | 76.5 | 70.1 | 68.8 | 0.013 | 0.001 | 0.826 | 0.351 |
| Crude protein | Intake6 | 199.2 | 239.2 | 212.4 | 148.0 | 0.014 | 0.016 | 0.003 | 0.666 | Digestibility7 | 83.8 | 91.4 | 83.6 | 80.0 | 0.018 | 0.1707 | 0.006 | 0.078 |
| Neutral detergent fiber corrected for ash | Intake8 | 356.2 | 490.2 | 442.8 | 333.8 | 0.023 | 0.484 | 0.004 | 0.464 | Digestibility9 | 62.7 | 60.2 | 47.1 | 49.9 | 0.021 | 0.011 | 0.518 | 0.155 |
| Ether extract | Intake10 | 16.4 | 17.4 | 16.0 | 10.0 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.007 | 0.667 | Digestibility11 | 72.4 | 83.7 | 84.2 | 98.2 | 0.028 | <0.001 | 0.334 | 0.126 |
| Organic matter | Intake12 | 1063.2 | 1273.0 | 1091.8 | 770.0 | 0.063 | 0.009 | 0.004 | 0.495 | Digestibility13 | 80.2 | 77.9 | 73.3 | 72.6 | 0.015 | 0.004 | 0.679 | 0.463 |
| Nonfiber carbohydrates | Intake14 | 511.6 | 603.8 | 470.0 | 315.2 | 0.036 | <0.001 | 0.006 | 0.281 | Digestibility15 | 92.6 | 89.7 | 95.5 | 95.7 | 0.017 | <0.001 | 0.004 | 0.0601 |
| Total carbohydrates | Intake16 | 908.0 | 1094.0 | 913.0 | 649.1 | 0.058 | 0.006 | 0.005 | 0.365 | Digestibility17 | 80.9 | 76.5 | 72.2 | 72.3 | 0.013 | 0.003 | 0.254 | 0.612 |
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Addition of 0, 10, 20, and 30% of babassu mesocarp flour in the diets. SEM: standard error mean. P: probability value. ; . ; . ; . ; . ; . ; . ; . ; . ; . ; . ; . ; . ; . ; .
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