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Table 2.

Effect of physical forms of ration on nutrient intakes and apparent digestibility in lambs.

Item	Experimental diets (different physical forms)			SEM	P-value
Item	Complete feed mash	Complete feed pellet	Complete feed block	SEM	P-value
Intake, g/day
DM	1,240.0^c	1,285.5^b	1,325.0^a	15.60	0.002
OM	1,220.71^c	1,258.55^b	1,299.05^a	10.80	0.001
CP	135.50^b	140.40^b	146.80^a	2.70	0.010
NDF	621.75^b	628.40^b	677.10^a	11.30	0.010
ADF	172.00^c	188.50^b	212.30^a	3.60	0.010
Ash	25.29	24.95	25.95	1.70	0.070
Digestibility, %
DM	64.05^b	66.89^a	68.76^a	1.20	0.030
OM	47.50	47.20	48.40	0.40	0.900
CP	62.03^b	62.12^b	65.21^a	1.13	0.001
NDF	64.05^b	65.34^b	70.28^a	1.08	0.020
ADF	32.01^c	36.75^b	41.72^a	2.09	0.020

SEM = standard error of means; DM = dry matter; OM = organic matter; CP = crude protein; NDF = neutral detergent fiber; ADF = acid detergent fiber.

^a,b,c Means with different superscripts in the same row differ significantly (P < 0.05).