Table 3.
Effect of fenugreek seeds supplementation on nutrients digestibility
| Attributes (%) | Rate of supplementation | P-value | ||
| 0% | 2% | 4% | ||
| Dry matter | 61.59±1.60 A | 65.71±1.40 B | 66.71±1.34 B | P<0.05 |
| Crude protein | 60.30±1.83 a | 66.59±1.32 b | 67.51±1.02 b | P<0.01 |
| Ether extract | 64.78±2.27 A | 71.38±2.03 B | 71.30±1.57 B | P<0.05 |
| Organic matter | 63.44±1.51 a | 68.39±1.29 b | 69.15±1.25 b | P<0.01 |
| Neutral detergent fiber | 53.09±2.02 A | 59.01±1.84 B | 59.34±1.84 B | P<0.05 |
| Acid detergent fiber | 45.12±2.55 A | 51.92±2.40 B | 52.49±2.05 B | P<0.05 |
| Hemicellulose | 64.27±1.49 a | 69.44±1.40 b | 69.62±1.35 b | P<0.01 |
| Total carbohydrate | 62.26±1.65 a | 67.65±1.36 b | 68.17±1.29 b | P<0.01 |
A, B P<0.05, a, b P<0.01, NS: Non-significant (P>0.05), and row-wise means having different superscripts within a category differed significantly