Table-3.

Feed intakes and apparent digestibility (%) of TMR in cattle and swamp buffaloes receiving the same diets.

Attributes	60C:20W: 20G	40C:30W: 30G	20C:40W: 40G	Mean±SE		SEM	p values
	T1	T2	T3	Cattle	Buffalo		T	S	T×S
DMI, kg/day	6.93b±0.34	6.71ab±0.34	5.83a±0.32	5.91q±0.27	7.06p±0.25	0.20	0.04*	0.008**	0.91
DMI g/kgW0.75	105.49b±1.76	101.52b±2.77	86.33a±2.35	95.79±2.88	99.77±2.51	1.91	0.003**	0.14	0.34
Apparent digestibility, %
DM	66.61c±0.57	62.86b±0.82	58.98a±0.97	62.96±0.99	62.68±0.99	0.69	0.006**	0.77	0.91
OM	69.90c±0.50	67.48b±0.68	65.32a±0.77	67.58±0.71	67.55±0.69	0.49	0.008**	0.96	0.83
CP	70.55b±1.52	64.61ab±2.35	62.27a±2.51	64.17±2.04	67.45±1.74	1.35	0.03*	0.20	0.73
EE	72.42b±1.11	63.49a±1.02	62.76a±2.04	66.00±1.59	66.45±1.58	1.10	0.004**	0.79	0.71
NDF	49.16a±0.68	52.16a±1.13	56.68b±2.07	51.64±1.39	53.69±1.28	0.95	0.007**	0.22	0.79
ADF	41.06a±1.47	44.68ab±1.54	47.67b±1.43	43.64±1.34	45.30±1.34	0.94	0.01**	0.35	0.94

Mean bearing different superscripts in a column and row differ significantly,

^*p<0.05;

^**p<0.01. SEM=Standard error of the mean (n=36), T=Dietary treatment, S=Species (crossbred cattle and buffalo), T×S = Interaction between species and dietary treatments, DMI=Dry matter intake, TMR=Total mixed ration, DM=Dry matter, OM=Organic matter, CP=Crude protein, EE=Ether extract, CF=Crude fiber, NDF=Neutral detergent fiber, ADF=Acid detergent fiber, SE=Standard error, C=Concentrate mixture, W=Wheat straw, G=Green maize