Table 2.
Chemical composition of experimental diets (DM basis)1
| Item2 | Basal diet | 36% OB | 27% WB | 15% OB | 12% WB | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | + | – | + | – | + | – | + | – | + | |
| Analyzed composition | ||||||||||
| GE, MJ/kg DM | 18.21 | 18.37 | 19.00 | 19.10 | 18.62 | 18.65 | 18.66 | 18.58 | 18.60 | 18.45 |
| CP, % DM | 19.5 | 19.7 | 21.1 | 21.6 | 18.5 | 18.9 | 20.3 | 20.4 | 19.8 | 19.0 |
| Ether extract, % DM | 3.6 | 3.5 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
| NDF, % DM | 10.3 | 10.9 | 17.9 | 15.7 | 19.4 | 19.6 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 14.2 | 14.5 |
| ADF, % DM | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| TDF, % DM | 14.9 | 14.6 | 23.6 | 24.3 | 24.1 | 23.7 | 18.4 | 19.0 | 18.9 | 18.3 |
| SDF, % DM | 2.9 | 2.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| IDF, % DM | 12.0 | 11.9 | 15.8 | 16.6 | 21.3 | 20.7 | 13.6 | 14.1 | 16.1 | 15.8 |
| Ash, % DM | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| Enzyme activity, U/kg | – | 5325 | – | 5120 | – | 4876 | – | 4795 | – | 5145 |
1Data are the means of two replicates of analyzed values
2OB Oat bran; WB Wheat bran; GE Gross energy; DM Dry matter; CP Crude protein; NDF Neutral detergent fiber; ADF Acid detergent fiber; TDF Total dietary fiber; SDF Soluble dietary fiber; IDF Insoluble dietary fiber. The – and + symbol represents enzyme-free diets and enzyme addition diets, respectively