Table 4.
Effects of dietary supplementation of DFM containing multiple microbial species and their fermentation products on intake and apparent total tract digestibility of nutrients in beef steers (day 16 to 20)
| Item | CON | PROB | SYNB | SEM | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intake, kg/d | |||||
| DM | 6.83 | 7.02 | 6.91 | 0.32 | 0.81 |
| CP | 1.01 | 1.07 | 1.03 | 0.05 | 0.62 |
| ADF | 1.45 | 1.50 | 1.48 | 0.10 | 0.69 |
| NDF | 2.62 | 2.69 | 2.67 | 0.08 | 0.57 |
| Apparent digestibility, % | |||||
| DM | 65.6 | 65.6 | 63.9 | 1.12 | 0.26 |
| CP | 56.8 | 57.2 | 54.2 | 1.78 | 0.18 |
| ADF | 51.6 | 50.6 | 50.8 | 1.38 | 0.72 |
| NDF | 50.0 | 49.1 | 48.8 | 1.42 | 0.71 |