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. 2018 Jan 27;96(1):293–305. doi: 10.1093/jas/skx032

Table 4.

The average daily intakes of Tibetan sheep

Item Treatmentsa SEM P-value
CON BS CS
Daily intake of dietsb
 Oat hay, kg 1.09 1.12 0.98 0.039 0.169
 Block, g 19.8
 Concentrate, g 185
Daily intake of chemical compositionc
 DM, kg/d 0.96 1.07 1.17 0.041 0.112
 DEd, MJ/d 9.94c 11.07b 12.89a 0.390 0.001
 CP, kg/d 0.10c 0.12b 0.14a 0.011 0.007
 ADF, kg/d 0.42 0.43 0.40 0.020 0.357
 NDF, kg/d 0.68 0.70 0.65 0.021 0.453

a,b,cMeans in same row with different superscripts are different from each other (P < 0.05).

aTreatments: CON = control (no supplements); BS = supplemented with urea-molasses lick block; CS = supplemented with concentrate.

bDaily intake of diets were expressed as DM basis.

cDaily intake of chemical composition of DE, CP, ADF, and NDF were expressed as DM basis.

dDE = digestible energy, was a calculated value from the Feeding Standard of Meat-producing Sheep and Goats of China, NY/T 816-2004 (Ministry of Agriculture, MOA, PRC, 2004).