Table 2. Bioaccessibility of total phenols in lambs supplemented with condensed tannins from Acacia mearnsii extract (AME), at different shelf-life times.
| Treatment¥ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | SEM | |
| Total phenols | ————————–(mg/g DM)————————- | ||||
| Feed | 2.61d | 4.54c | 6.52b | 8.57a | 0.498 |
| Faeces | 1.24a | 0.91c | 1.02bc | 1.24a | 0.039 |
| Meat | 0.11b | 0.47a | 0.47a | 0.54a | 0.028 |
| Bioaccessibility (%) | 51.85b | 79.78a | 84.32a | 84.92a | 3.637 |
Notes.
Abbreviations
- DM
- Dry matter
¥
Treatments included a basal diet plus 0, 0.25, 0.5 and 0.75% of AME for T1, T2, T3 and T4.
abcd
Means with different letters in each row indicate significant differences (P < 0.05).