Table 3 Average daily intake according for the experimental rations
From: Intake and performance of lambs finished in feedlot with wet brewer’s grains
Percentage of wet brewer’s grains | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 33 | 66 | 100 | Regression equation | R2 | Pr > F | |
Intake as % of body weight (Mean ± Standard deviation) | |||||||
DM | 4.04 ± 0.5 | 4.26 ± 0.4 | 3.98 ± 0.5 | 3.83 ± 0.4 | Ῡ = 4.03 | – | 0.29 |
OM | 3.73 ± 0.4 | 3.92 ± 0.3 | 3.67 ± 0.5 | 3.53 ± 0.4 | Ῡ = 3.71 | – | 0.28 |
CP | 0.81 ± 0.1 | 0.83 ± 0.1 | 0.76 ± 0.1 | 0.70 ± 0.1 | Ῡ = 0.77 | – | 0.02 |
EE | 0.08 ± 0.01 | 0.13 ± 0.01 | 0.16 ± 0.02 | 0.19 ± 0.02 | 1 | 0.83 | <.0001 |
NDF | 1.44 ± 0.2 | 1.50 ± 0.2 | 1.33 ± 0.2 | 1.24 ± 0.2 | Ῡ = 1.37 | – | 0.03 |
ADF | 0.84 ± 0.1 | 0.77 ± 0.1 | 0.60 ± 0.1 | 0.45 ± 0.1 | 2 | 0.73 | <.0001 |
TCH | 2.84 ± 0.3 | 2.95 ± 0.2 | 2.74 ± 0.3 | 2.63 ± 0.3 | Ῡ = 2.80 | – | 0.17 |
NFC | 1.38 ± 0.2 | 1.43 ± 0.1 | 1.38 ± 0.1 | 1.36 ± 0.2 | Ῡ = 1.38 | – | 0.68 |
Intake as kg/day in DM (Mean ± Standard deviation) | |||||||
DM | 1.30 ± 0.2 | 1.44 ± 0.2 | 1.38 ± 0.3 | 1.26 ± 0.2 | Ῡ = 1.35 | – | 0.68 |
OM | 1.20 ± 0.2 | 1.33 ± 0.2 | 1.27 ± 0.2 | 1.16 ± 0.2 | Ῡ = 1.24 | – | 0.66 |
CP | 0.26 ± 0.04 | 0.28 ± 0.05 | 0.26 ± 0.05 | 0.23 ± 0.04 | Ῡ = 0.26 | – | 0.18 |
EE | 0.02 ± 0.005 | 0.04 ± 0.01 | 0.06 ± 0.01 | 0.06 ± 0.01 | 3 | 0.63 | <.0001 |
NDF | 0.46 ± 0.1 | 0.50 ± 0.1 | 0.46 ± 0.1 | 0.41 ± 0.1 | Ῡ = 0.46 | – | 0.23 |
ADF | 0.27 ± 0.04 | 0.26 ± 0.05 | 0.20 ± 0.05 | 0.15 ± 0.03 | 4 | 0.53 | <.0001 |
TCH | 0.91 ± 0.1 | 1.00 ± 0.1 | 0.95 ± 0.2 | 0.87 ± 0.1 | Ῡ = 0.93 | – | 0.53 |
NFC | 0.44 ± 0.1 | 0.49 ± 0.1 | 0.48 ± 0.1 | 0.45 ± 0.1 | Ῡ = 0.46 | – | 0.98 |
ME Mcal/day | 3.26 ± 0.5 | 3.72 ± 0.6 | 3.68 ± 0.7 | 3.51 ± 0.5 | Ῡ = 3.54 | – | 0.52 |