Table 4 Apparent digestibility of nutrient by sheep fed trace mineral-fortified microbial culture (TMC)¹⁾

Dry matter

67.8

67.8

0.7

0.9427

Organic matter

70.1

70.5

0.8

0.5988

Ether extract

86.0

86.1

1.9

0.9612

Crude protein

67.7

68.1

1.8

0.8240

Neutral detergent fiber

58.8

58.2

1.5

0.7157

Acid detergent fiber

52.4

52.4

2.3

0.9924

Hemicellulose

67.7

66.3

1.5

0.3879

Crude fiber

51.3

51.5

2.0

0.9225

Nitrogen free extracts

77.0

77.5

0.8

0.5250

Crude ash

40.2

38.5

1.6

0.3194

Total digestible nutrient, %

66.5

66.4

0.7

0.8674