Table 1. Mean weight, proximate composition, and energy value of SWP.
| Experimental groups | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | ML | FA | FL | |
| Mean weight (g) | 0.80 ± 0.05b | 0.83 ± 0.16b | 1.00 ± 0.13a | 1.01 ± 0.20a |
| Dry matter (% FM) | 23.40 ± 0.18 | 25.10 ± 1.47 | 23.26 ± 0.65 | 25.90 ± 1.39 |
| Crude protein (% FM) | 14.38 ± 1.63ab | 13.81 ± 2.41b | 16.83 ± 1.43a | 14.58 ± 1.94ab |
| Ash (% FM) | 1.33 ± 0.07 | 1.16 ± 0.17 | 1.27 ± 0.10 | 1.30 ± 0.29 |
| Gross energy (Mj/kg FM) | 5.38 ± 0.19bc | 6.82 ± 0.79a | 5.09 ± 0.21c | 6.02 ± 0.39b |
Note:
Values are means ± standard deviations of triplicate analyses; FM, fresh matter means with the different letters in the same row are significantly different (P < 0.05).