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Table 4.

The apparent digestibility of NDF and ADF in sheep fed different diets.

Item	Diets¹
Item	CON (n = 10)	MLF (n = 5)	RES (n = 5)
NDF
NDF intake, g/d	762.17 ± 0.04	762.15 ± 0.03	762.22 ± 0.03
NDF in faeces, g/d	473.49 ± 8.53^a	490.77 ± 17.47^a	339.22 ± 17.18^b
Digested NDF, g/d	288.69 ± 8.54^b	271.38 ± 17.47^b	423.00 ± 17.18^a
Apparent digestibility, %	37.88 ± 1.12^b	35.61 ± 2.29^b	55.50 ± 2.25^a
ADF
ADF intake, g/d	403.12 ± 0.02	403.11 ± 0.02	403.15 ± 0.01
ADF in faeces, g/d	246.78 ± 5.03^a	260.51 ± 11.72^a	183.13 ± 9.10^b
Digested ADF, g/d	156.35 ± 5.05^b	142.60 ± 11.71^b	220.02 ± 9.10^a
Apparent digestibility,%	38.78 ± 1.54^b	35.38 ± 2.91^b	54.58 ± 2.26^a

NDF = neutral detergent fiber; ADF = acid detergent fiber.

^{a, b} Within a row, means with different superscripts differ significantly (P < 0.05).

CON = the basal diet; MLF = the basal diet supplemented with 2 g mulberry leaf flavonoids per day per animal; RES = the basal diet supplemented with 0.25 g resveratrol per day per animal.