Table 4.
Nutrient intake in different groups during the digestibility trial of 7 days
| Attributes | Rate of supplementation | P-value | ||
| 0% | 2% | 4% | ||
| Fodder intake (g/kid/day) | 876.33±25.22 | 881.67±43.07 | 882.33±37.12 | NS |
| Concentrate intake (g/kid/day) | 134.40±1.15 a | 142.20±1.28 b | 151.20±1.32 c | P<0.01 |
| Dry matter intake from fodder (g/kid/day) | 223.84±5.75 | 230.05±9.59 | 230.24±9.08 | NS |
| Dry matter intake from concentrate (g/kid/day) | 120.96±1.11 a | 127.98±1.31 b | 136.08±1.37 c | P<0.01 |
| Total dry matter intake (g/kid/day) | 344.80±5.75 | 358.03±9.59 | 366.32±9.08 | NS |
| Crude protein intake from Fodder (g/kid/day) | 29.86±0.98 a | 30.33±1.20 b | 30.59±1.50 b | P<0.01 |
| Crude protein intake from concentrate (g/kid/day) | 24.79±0.31 a | 26.23±0.26 b | 27.89±0.38 b | P<0.01 |
| Total crude protein intake (g/kid/day) | 54.66±0.98 a | 56.57±1.41 ab | 58.48±1.19 c | P<0.01 |
| Digestible crude protein intake (g/kid/day) | 33.19±1.33 a | 37.94±1.39 b | 39.83±1.62 b | P<0.01 |
| Digestible crude protein intake % of diet (kid/day) | 9.57±0.32 a | 10.55±0.20 b | 10.79±0.24 b | P<0.01 |
| Total digestible nutrients intake (g/kid/day) | 200.44±7.45 a | 228.45±8.98 b | 234.91±9.43 b | P<0.01 |
| Total digestible nutrients % of diet (kid/day) | 57.79±1.63 a | 63.32±1.03 b | 63.56±1.28 b | P<0.01 |
NS: Non-significant (P>0.05), and row-wise means having different superscripts (a, b, c) within a category differed significantly