Table-4.
Dry matter and organic matter degradability in rations supplemented with leaf protein concentrate.
| Variables | Ration treatment | p-value | ||||
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| IFW1 | IFN1 | IFW05 | IFN05 | Control | ||
| DMD (%) | 68.26a ± 0.80 | 68.45a ± 1.04 | 69.87a ± 0.77 | 65.98b ± 0.96 | 68.18a ± 1.65 | 0.0001 |
| OMD (%) | 68.45a ± 1.16 | 68.00a ± 0.55 | 71.47a ± 1.74 | 66.83b ± 1.09 | 67.22a ± 1.03 | 0.0001 |
DMD=dry matter degradability, OMD=Organic matter degradability, IFW=Fresh Indigofera leaves extracted with distilled water, IFW1=A ration containing 1% concentration of IFW, IFN1=A ration containing 1% concentration of IFN, IFW05=A ration containing 0.5% concentration of IFW, IFN05=A ration containing 0.5% concentration of IFN, Control: Indigofera leaf meal (LPC not extracted); numbers with different letters in the same row indicate significant differences (p < 0.05)