Table 5.
Digestibility, % | MGD | CED | BPD | SEM | p‐Value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
TFC | |||||
Dry matter | 76.2b | 75.5b | 81.1a | 0.89 | <.0001 |
Organic matter | 80.5b | 79.4b | 85.9a | 0.74 | <.0001 |
Crude protein | 85.8ab | 86.1a | 84.2b | 0.88 | .0567 |
Crude fat | 85.0b | 89.6a | 89.2a | 0.73 | <.0001 |
Gross energy | 81.7b | 80.9b | 85.6a | 0.72 | <.0001 |
Total dietary Fibre | 20.8b | 12.2c | 39.7a | 3.03 | <.0001 |
abcMeans with unlike superscripts differ (p < .05).
Abbreviations: Dietary treatments; BPD, beet pulp; CED, cellulose; MGD, Miscanthus grass; SEM, Standard error of the mean.