Table 2.
Chemical composition and ingredients of the diet.
| Treatment | ||
|---|---|---|
| Control | Pequi | |
| INGREDIENTS, % DM | ||
| Tifton 85 hay | 82.98 | 82.98 |
| Corn grain | 14.31 | 14.31 |
| Mineral supplementa | 2.72 | 2.72 |
| Pequi oil (g/d)b | – | 70 |
| CHEMICAL COMPOSITION, %DM (MEANS ±SD) | ||
| Dry matter (%) | 83.2 ± 0.47 | 81.1 ± 0.45 |
| Ash | 7.8 ± 1.36 | 7.8 ± 1.30 |
| Crude protein | 8.8 ± 0.43 | 8.6 ± 0.41 |
| Neutral detergent fiber (NDF) | 69.9 ± 0.06 | 70.0 ± 0.06 |
| NDF insoluble protein (NDFIP) | 3.30 ± 0.02 | 3.29 ± 0.02 |
| Ether extract (EE)c | 1.4 ± 0.03 | 7.4 ± 0.03 |
| Non-fiber carbohydrates (NFC) | 12.1 ± 1.71 | 6.2 ± 1.63 |
NFC, 100 – (CP + Ash + NDF + EE); SD, standard deviation.
a
Ca 135 g/kg; P 50 g/kg' Na 195 g/kg; Zn 2000 mg/kg; Cu 190 mg/kg; F 500 mg/kg; Mn 1450 mg/kg, Co 20 mg/kg; I 20 mg/kg, Se 7 mg/kg.
b
Pequi oil was fed at 70 g per animal per day.
c
Estimated by the Small Ruminant Nutrition System (Version 1.9.6290.40564).