Table 3.
Intake and BW change in lactating Awassi ewes fed diets containing alternative feeds (AF).
| Item | Diets * | SEM | p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON | AF200 | AF400 | |||
| Ewe | |||||
| Intake, g/d | |||||
| Dry matter | 2502 | 2547 | 2625 | 102.6 | 0.60 |
| Crude protein | 400 | 402 | 412 | 16.3 | 0.81 |
| Neutral detergent fiber | 800 b | 709 a | 680 a | 29.5 | 0.001 |
| Acid detergent fiber | 342 | 315 | 332 | 13.3 | 0.25 |
| Initial BW, kg | 50.6 | 52.9 | 51.2 | 1.86 | 0.49 |
| Final BW, kg | 58.0 | 59.4 | 58.6 | 2.34 | 0.80 |
| BW change, kg | 7.4 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 1.14 | 0.69 |
| Lambs | |||||
| Initial BW, kg | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 0.41 | 0.79 |
| Final BW, kg | 18.7 | 19.8 | 19.1 | 0.97 | 0.70 |
| Total gain, kg | 13.2 | 14.4 | 13.3 | 0.79 | 0.52 |
| ADG, g | 235 | 257 | 238 | 14.2 | 0.52 |
* Diets were no AF (CON); 200 AF (AF200) of dietary DM; or 400 g/kg AF (AF400) of dietary DM. ab Within a row means without a common superscript differ (p < 0.05).