Table 2.
Dry matter, NDF, ADF, and N digestibilities, intake and fecal output by three groups of lambs (N = 8) fed three different rations: (1) Control: alfalfa:barley (60:40), (2) BC: Control containing 2% of biochar, and (3) Choice: Lambs had a choice between Control and BC
| Item | Control | BC | Choice | SEM1 | P-value2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMD, % | 57.0b | 60.7a | 58.5ab | 0.80 | 0.013 |
| NDFD, % | 26.8 | 29.3 | 26.5 | 1.30 | 0.275 |
| ADFD, % | 26.6a | 21.2b | 19.6b | 1.50 | 0.009 |
| ND,3 % | 53.0 | 58.4 | 53.4 | 2.58 | 0.278 |
| DMI,4 g.kg BW−1.d−1 | 41.9 | 43.3 | 44.5 | 2.19 | 0.692 |
| DMI,5 kg/d | 1.87 | 1.93 | 1.85 | 0.19 | 0.960 |
| DDMI, g.kg BW−1.d−1 | 19.5b | 26.4a | 22.8ab | 1.24 | 0.003 |
| Fecal output, g.kg BW−1.d−1 | 15.0 | 17.1 | 16.2 | 1.03 | 0.359 |
| Excreted N, g kg BW−1 d−1 | 0.36 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.03 | 0.643 |
1Standard error of the group mean.
2Fixed effect of group.
3ND, nitrogen digestibility.
4Average intake over two consecutive periods.
5Average intake over two consecutive periods.
a,bMeans in a row with different letters differ (P < 0.05).