| |
RS
|
MH
|
TH
|
SEM
|
P value
|
|---|
|
Animal performance
|
|
Initial weight (kg)
|
637.67
|
623.00
|
638.33
|
12.42
|
0.40
|
|
Final weight (kg)
|
771.00
|
772.33
|
765.17
|
14.57
|
0.39
|
|
Weight gain (kg)
|
133.33
|
149.33
|
126.83
|
5.28
|
0.21
|
|
Average daily gain (kg)
|
0.89
|
0.99
|
0.85
|
0.05
|
0.22
|
|
Daily dry matter intake
|
|
Concentrate (kg)
|
10.26
|
10.09
|
9.53
|
-
|
-
|
|
Hay (kg)
|
0.99
|
1.01
|
0.72
|
-
|
-
|
|
Total (kg)
|
11.25
|
11.10
|
10.25
|
-
|
-
|
|
ADG/DDMIa
|
0.08
|
0.09
|
0.08
|
-
|
-
|
-
RS rice straw, MH mixed hay, TH timothy hay
-
SEM standard error of the means
- Means within each row are not significantly different (P > 0.05)
-
aAverage daily gain to total daily dry matter intake ratio