Table 5.
Digestibility coefficients (%) of major nutrients for the four experimental diets (n = 10)
| Items | Treatment1 | SEM | Contrasts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 8SBP | 16SBP | 24SBP | Linear | Quadratic | ||
| DM | 63.4 | 62.0 | 63.6 | 59.8 | 1.03 | 0.085 | 0.360 |
| OM | 66.7 | 64.1 | 65.0 | 61.2 | 1.01 | 0.005 | 0.651 |
| CP | 65.3 | 65.9 | 69.2 | 68.5 | 1.06 | 0.012 | 0.759 |
| NDF | 41.5 | 40.9 | 39.1 | 34.4 | 1.02 | 0.0003 | 0.066 |
| ADF | 32.9 | 30.9 | 29.8 | 26.2 | 0.84 | 0.0001 | 0.348 |
| GE | 63.4 | 61.3 | 62.2 | 58.8 | 0.91 | 0.007 | 0.468 |
SBP = sea buckthorn pomace.
1Control = 0% of DM SBP, 8SBP = 7.8% of DM SBP, 16SBP = 16.0% of DM SBP, 24SBP = 23.5% of DM SBP.