. 2018 Feb 17;50(5):1119–1124. doi: 10.1007/s11250-018-1538-2

Table 2.

Feed treatment nutritive and energy composition on dry matter basis

	Treatment			SEM	P value
	RS	MIX	CS	SEM	P value
Nutritive value (%)
DM	89.3^a	74.9^b	56.3^c	4.97	0.006**
CP	11.2^c	14.3^a	12.6^b	0.45	0.002**
OM	83.1^c	85.4^b	88.5^a	0.80	< 0.001**
NDF	80.8^a	80.9^a	81.4^a	0.28	0.666^ns
ADF	58.9^a	40.2^b	42.5^b	3.06	0.005**
Lignin	1.8^b	3.5^a	2.5^b	0.29	0.016*
Hemicellulose	21.9^b	40.7^a	39.0^a	3.07	0.001**
Cellulose	40.2^a	22.1^b	28.5^b	2.74	0.005**
Ash	17.0^a	14.6^b	11.5^c	0.80	< 0.001**
Energy value (MJ/kg)
DE	7.78^b	10.4^a	10.6^a	0.46	0.002**
ME	6.38^b	8.48^a	8.72^a	0.38	0.002**
NE_M	2.87^b	4.93^a	5.15^a	0.37	0.002**
NE_G	0.65^b	2.58^a	2.78^a	0.35	0.002**

Means with different superscript letters in each parameter are significantly different

RS 100% rice straw, MIX 50% rice straw + 50% corn silage, CS 100% corn silage, SEM standard error of mean, DM dry matter, CP crude protein, OM organic matter, NDF neutral detergent fibre, ADF acid detergent fibre, DE digestible energy, ME metabolizable energy, NE_M net energy for maintenance, NE_G net energy for gain

^nsNot significant at P > 0.05, *significance level at P < 0.05, **significance level at P ≤ 0.01