TABLE 2 .

Different feed intake by and fermentation parameters of groups of eight rams fed Con, 1SW, 3SW, and 5SW diets^a

Parameter	Con	1SW	3SW	5SW	SEM	P value
						Diets	Linear	Quadratic
Intake (g/day) of:
DM	1,841	1,759	1,893	2,013	119	<0.001	<0.001	0.075
OM	1,688	1,610	1,733	1,830	109	<0.001	<0.001	0.114
CP	286	276	299	310	22	0.002	0.001	0.400
NDF	493	478	536	569	29	<0.001	<0.001	0.312
ADF	294	295	332	371	22	<0.001	<0.001	0.222
% Digestibility of:
DM	76.1	75.0	73.9	71.3	1.67	0.105
OM	78.2	77.5	76.2	73.9	1.4	0.100
CP	70.9	69.9	67.6	64.0	2.0	0.041	0.006	0.693
NDF	51.7	50.6	52.3	46.5	3.5	0.469
ADF	40.6	42.3	42.0	36.9	3.9	0.530
BWG (kg/day)	0.21	0.23	0.25	0.26	0.02	0.789
Fermentation
Total VFAs, mM	142	155	154	144	9	0.230
Acetate, mol/100 mol	50.2	56.7	55.1	57.8	1.5	<0.001	<0.001	0.088
Propionate, mol/100 mol	27.9	21.5	27.1	22.8	2.2	<0.001	0.046	0.968
Butyrate, mol/100 mol	18.3	18.0	14.5	15.9	2.0	<0.001	<0.001	0.029
Valerate, mol/100 mol	2.00	2.03	2.03	1.87	0.34	0.757
Isovalerate, mol/100 mol	0.59	0.62	0.36	0.48	0.08	<0.001	<0.001	0.003
Isobutyrate, mol/100 mol	0.64	0.62	0.40	0.53	0.09	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
Acetate/propionate ratio	1.94	2.83	2.31	2.72	0.22	<0.001	0.002	0.178
NH3-N concn, mM	6.5	12.5	8.5	10.6	2.8	<0.001	0.159	0.238
pH	5.93	5.86	5.89	6.02	0.06	0.804

^aCon, control; 1SW, 1% DM-based Tasco; 3SW, 3% DM-based Tasco; 5SW, 5% DM-based Tasco.