Table 10. Mean faeces composition (%) before incubation for B₀ determination by type of diet and period.

	Diet2			Period3			P-Value
Item1	BRL	OP	SH	1	2	SEM4	Diet	Period	Diet x Period
DM	37.7a	38.4a	32.8b	36.7	33.5	0.83	0.047	0.052	0.419
Ash	16.6b	24.6a	15.9c	18.2	18.5	0.73	0.001	0.805	0.386
OM	83.5a	78.7b	85.0a	81.8	81.5	0.73	0.001	0.805	0.386
CP	17.1ab	18.6a	16.0b	17.7	16.9	0.44	0.004	0.312	0.766
NDF	53.2a	36.0b	52.1a	52.1	53.9	1.31	0.001	0.072	0.251
Cellulose	22.5b	16.9c	33.0a	18.1b	20.7a	1.22	0.001	0.022	0.319
Hemicellulose	22.2a	10.3b	11.5b	16.3	15.7	1.62	0.001	0.279	0.918
Lignin	8.5a	8.8a	7.6b	7.8	7.7	0.21	0.001	0.826	0.734

^a,b,cMeans within a row with different superscripts differ (P < 0.05).

¹DM = dry matter; OM = organic matter; CP = crude protein; NDF = neutral detergent fibre; ADF = acid detergent fibre.

²BRL = barley; OP = orange pulp; SH = soybean hulls.

³1 = first period; 2 = second period.

⁴SEM = standard error of the mean.