Attributes
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Dietary groups
|
Significance
|
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CON
|
MOS
|
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Palatability scorea
|
1.43 ± 0.11
|
1.50 ± 0.19
|
NS
|
Digestibility (%)
|
Dry matter
|
82.1 ± 1.38
|
83.6 ± 0.63
|
NS
|
Crude protein
|
80.0 ± 2.06
|
76.1 ± 3.62
|
NS
|
Crude fat
|
90.9 ± 2.79
|
91.9 ± 1.31
|
NS
|
Crude fibre
|
51.7 ± 1.26
|
55.2 ± 0.82
|
NS
|
Nitrogen free extract
|
79.9 ± 1.82
|
81.1 ± 0.64
|
NS
|
Body weight changes (kg)
|
Initial
|
4.31 ± 0.33
|
4.27 ± 0.38
|
NS
|
Final
|
6.07 ± 0.32
|
6.11 ± 0.42
|
NS
|
Net gain
|
1.76 ± 0.55
|
1.84 ± 0.32
|
NS
|
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CON control diet, MOS control diet + mannanoligosaccharide at 15 g/kg diet
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aBased on 1–4 point scale
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NS non-significant; P > 0.05