Table 5.
Effect of feeding PSP or COC on the nutrient digestibility and N balance of Awassi ewe lambs (Experiment 2).
| Item | Diets1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| CON (n=3) | PSP (n=3) | COC (n=3) | SEM2 | |
| Digestion coefficient | ||||
| DM | 78.7a | 79.7a | 82.8b | 0.80 |
| CP | 82.2 | 81.3 | 84.2 | 2.06 |
| NDF | 62.1 | 65.6 | 71.0 | 2.85 |
| ADF | 55.1 | 60.5 | 66.8 | 2.87 |
| EE | 84.9 | 82.7 | 85.0 | 2.68 |
| N balance | ||||
| N intake, g/d | 20.8a | 23.8b | 23.7b | 0.68 |
| N feces, g/d | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 0.38 |
| N urine, g/d | 7.1 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 0.56 |
| N retained, g/d | 10.0a | 14.4b | 14.5b | 1.20 |
| N retention, g/100 g | 47.8a | 60.6b | 61.2b | 4.02 |
1
Diets: (1) Control (CON); (2) 7.5% PSP (PSP); and (3) 7.5% COC (COC) of dietary dry matter.
2
SEM=Standard error mean. abWithin a row, means without a common superscript differ (p < 0.05). CON=Control, PSP=Pomegranate seed pulp, COC=Coconut meal, DM=Dry matter, NDF=Neutral detergent fiber, ADF=Acid detergent fiber, EE=Ether extract