Table 4.
The effect of NFE on apparent nutrient digestibility of cashmere kids in the high-concentrate diet (%).
| Item | LC | HC | HN | SEM | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM | |||||
| Week 6 | 60.1 | 59.4 | 60.3 | 1.163 | 0.854 |
| Week 12 | 57.6 b | 66.7 a | 69.7 a | 1.606 | <0.001 |
| CP | |||||
| Week 6 | 71.9 | 72.4 | 69.5 | 2.713 | 0.727 |
| Week 12 | 67.1 b | 68.0 b | 72.0 a | 1.133 | 0.013 |
| EE | |||||
| Week 6 | 68.6 b | 78.9 a | 77.7 a | 2.708 | 0.027 |
| Week 12 | 75.9 b | 83.2 a | 84.4 a | 1.075 | <0.001 |
| NDF | |||||
| Week 6 | 35.6 b | 52.2 a | 57.5 a | 2.828 | <0.001 |
| Week 12 | 45.3 a | 35.2 b | 40.8 ab | 2.391 | 0.024 |
| ADF | |||||
| Week 6 | 48.7 | 42.2 | 47.4 | 3.118 | 0.324 |
| Week 12 | 41.5 a | 28.2 b | 35.9 a | 2.785 | 0.010 |
a,b Without a common superscript letter indicates significant (p < 0.05) changes between treatments.