Table 1.
Variable | Apparent Nutrient Digestibility (g kg−1 DM) | |||||||||
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POD0 | POD25 | POD50 | POD75 | POD100 | RE | P | R2 | SEM | D | |
DM | 61.92 | 59.40 | 59.82 | 56.02 | 55.40 | 0.0001 | 89.90 | 0.71 | 24.9 | |
OM2 | 63.49 | 61.31 | 61.07 | 57.67 | 56.96 | 0.0001 | 94.06 | 0.70 | 53.4 | |
CP | 67.75 | 65.24 | 67.82 | 65.94 | 65.77 | NS | 0.6060 | - | 0.85 | >100 |
EE1 | 71.84 | 78.40 | 82.37 | 83.21 | 83.95 | 0.0009 | 83.71 | 1.34 | 24.4 | |
NDFap | 55.12 | 52.87 | 49.42 | 46.53 | 44.88 | 0.0000 | 97.42 | 1.12 | 44.0 | |
ADFap | 53.33 | 50.41 | 46.94 | 44.08 | 43.68 | 0.0000 | 99.76 | 1.10 | 38.5 |
Abbreviations: DM—dry matter; OM2—organic matter; CP—crude protein; EE1—ether extract; NDFap—neutral detergent fiber corrected for ash and protein; ADFap—acid detergent fiber corrected for ash and protein; P—p-value; RE—regression equation; R2—determination coefficient; NS—not significant; SEM—standard error of the mean; D—Williams test result expressed in g kg−1 of POD.