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Table 3 Feed intake of Washera lambs fed natural pasture hay supplemented with different levels of Ficus leaves and concentrate mixture

From: Nutrient intake, digestibility and growth performance of Washera lambs fed natural pasture hay supplemented with graded levels of Ficus thonningii(Chibha) leaves as replacement for concentrate mixture

Parameters

Treatments

SEM

SL

T1

T2

T3

T4

T5

Basal DMI (g/d)

472.62a

452.79ab

445.93ab

421.61b

424.82ab

11.073

***

Supplement DM intake (g/d)

195.7e

248.0d

300.3c

352.7b

405.0a

0.000

***

Total DMI (g/d)

668.27d

700.48 cd

746.78bc

774.27b

829.82a

11.073

***

TDMI (%BW)

2.72c

2.99bc

3.27b

3.44ab

3.90a

0.114

***

OMI (g/d)

570.90d

589.68 cd

619.21bc

634.25ab

672.15a

9.190

***

CPI (g/d)

55.59a

54.99a

54.82a

54.23a

54.09a

0.357

ns

NDFI (g/d)

367.02b

372.09b

385.38ab

387.56a

407.30a

7.063

***

ADFI (g/d)

222.56d

233.72 cd

249.70bc

259.18b

278.89a

4.123

***

ADLI (g/d)

77.918d

80.81 cd

85.32bc

87.650ab

93.41a

1.378

***

1MEI (MJ/Kg DM)

7.12a

7.16a

7.29a

7.31a

7.48a

0.174

ns

  1. a, b, c, d, e = means within rows having different superscript are significantly different at *** = (p < 0.001); ADF acid detergent fiber, BW body weight, CM concentrate mixture, CP crude protein, DMI dry matter intake, NDF neutral detergent fiber, OM organic matter, SL significant level, NPH natural pasture hay, FTL Ficus thonningii leaves, CM concentrate mixture; T1 = NPH + 0 g FTL +215 g CM; T2 = NPH + 112.5 g FTL +161.25 g CM; T3 = NPH + 225 g FTL +107.5 g CM; T4 = NPH + 337.5 g FTL +53.75 g CM; T5 = NPH + 450 g FTL +0 g CM
  2. 1Estimated Metabolizable Energy (ME) = 0.0157 × Digestible Organic Matter Intake (DOMI) [46]