Table 2.
Nutrient intake, fecal output and digestibility of Azikhli buffalo male calves fed TMR1 containing different levels of fermented wheat straw
| Parameters | U01 | U33 | U66 | U100 | SEM | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intakes2 | |||||||
| DMI, g | 2931.0d | 2989.0c | 3349.0b | 4034.0a | 13.1 | < .01 | |
| OMI, g | 2596.3d | 2665.6c | 2999.7b | 3622.9a | 11.7 | < .01 | |
| CPI, g | 355.5d | 385.6c | 439.4b | 530.5a | 1.7 | < .01 | |
| CFI, g | 781.0d | 799.8c | 847.7b | 914.7a | 2.1 | < .01 | |
| Fecal output | |||||||
| DM, g | 2074.9d | 2189.5c | 2503.7b | 3123.0a | 12.3 | < .01 | |
| OM, g | 1934.2d | 2048.9c | 2371.5b | 2942.0a | 10.1 | < .01 | |
| CP, g | 282.4d | 316.9c | 371.0b | 462.0a | 1.3 | < .01 | |
| CF, g | 399.4d | 443.4c | 491.8b | 550.8a | 3.2 | < .01 | |
| Digestibility3 | |||||||
| DMD, %DM | 70.8d | 73.3c | 74.8b | 77.4a | 0.3 | < .01 | |
| OMD, %OM | 74.5d | 76.9c | 79.1b | 81.2a | 0.2 | < .01 | |
| CPD, % CP | 79.4d | 82.2c | 84.4b | 87.1a | 0.2 | < .01 | |
| CFD, %CF | 51.1d | 55.5c | 58.0b | 60.2a | 0.4 | < .01 | |
Means in the same row with different superscripts are significantly different (P < 0.05)
1U0: Urea-treated straw is 0% of the total straw; U33: Urea-treated straw is 33% of the total straw; U66: Urea-treated straw is 66% of the total straw; U100: Urea-treated straw is 100% of the total straw
2DMI dry matter intake, OMI organic matter intake, CPI crude protein intake, CFI crude fiber intake
3DMD dry matter digestibility, OMD organic matter digestibility, CPD crude protein digestibility, CFD crude fiber digestibility