Table 2.
Attributes | Concentrate mixture1) | Oat fodder | ||
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T0 | T1 | T2 | ||
Dry matter | 88.42±0.49 | 87.10±0.75 | 88.48±0.51 | 18.55±2.33 |
Organic matter | 92.77±0.02 | 92.40±0.02 | 92.74±0.04 | 87.38±0.02 |
Crude protein | 21.66±0.10 | 21.23±0.02 | 21.64±0.10 | 12.27±0.03 |
Ether extract | 3.17±0.01 | 3.54±0.20 | 3.15±0.02 | 2.59±0.01 |
NDF | 47.45±0.20 | 44.06±0.35 | 47.49±0.22 | 64.07±0.39 |
ADF | 13.02±0.01 | 12.45±0.05 | 13.06±0.01 | 36.99±0.34 |
Hemicellulose | 34.42±0.20 | 31.59±0.32 | 34.52±0.17 | 27.08±0.73 |
Cellulose | 10.39±0.04 | 10.44±0.02 | 10.41±0.03 | 33.46±0.16 |
Total ash | 7.24±0.05 | 7.62±0.06 | 7.25±0.04 | 12.63±0.21 |
Calcium | 1.37±0.01 | 1.28±0.01 | 1.38±0.01 | 0.53±0.01 |
Phosphorus | 0.63±0.05 | 0.64±0.05 | 0.64±0.05 | 0.40±0.02 |
NDF, neutral detergent fibre; ADF, acid detergent fibre.
T0, control group; T1, tea seed supplemented group; T2, tea saponin supplemented group.