Table 2.
Chemical composition and descriptive statistics of the experimental diets and treatments for sheep fed with dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS).
| Item | N 1 | Mean | Std | Min | Max | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM (% of as fed) | 60 | 80.4 | 20.3 | 25.7 | 95.2 | 90.1 |
| CP (% of DM) | 60 | 17.5 | 5.1 | 10.1 | 39.1 | 16.0 |
| NDF (% of DM) | 60 | 31.3 | 13.3 | 11.7 | 91.7 | 29.2 |
| ADF (% of DM) | 60 | 15.2 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 32.4 | 14.1 |
| EE (% of DM) | 60 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 10.3 | 2.7 |
| DDGS2 level (% DM) | 60 | 21.1 | 22.6 | 0 | 100 | 15 |
1Total number of treatment means (control and DDGS treatments).
2Dried distillers grain with solubles (percent unit per kg of dry matter).