Table 3.
Effect of dietary inclusion of graded levels of DDGS (0, 20, 30, 40, 50% fresh weight) on blood serum concentrations of total protein, glucose, triglycerides, urea-N and albumin of the growing entire Najdi male lambs.
| Serum parameters | Experimental Diets (% DDGS†, fresh basis) |
P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 (CON) | 20 (T1) | 30 (T2) | 40 (T3) | 50 (T4) | ||
| Total protein, g/dL | 10.48 ± 1.18 | 11.28 ± 0.89 | 8.44 ± 0.83 | 11.21 ± 1.19 | 9.48 ± 0.79 | 0.131 |
| Glucose, mg/dL | 100.1 ± 21.3 | 95.2 ± 15.2 | 82. 1 ± 11.6 | 94.5 ± 18.5 | 113.3 ± 29.0 | 0.055 |
| Triglycerides, mg/dL | 24.3 ± 2.5 | 26.4 ± 2.8 | 23.1 ± 4.7 | 22.0 ± 3.0 | 21.0 ± 4.0 | 0.528 |
| Urea-N, mg/dL | 67.5 ± 12.0 | 58.1 ± 4.6 | 52.1 ± 6.5 | 59.0 ± 5.6 | 57.9 ± 3.9 | 0.228 |
| Albumin, mg/dL | 3.8 ± 0.2 | 4.0 ± 0.3 | 3.9 ± 0.3 | 4.2 ± 0.22 | 4.2 ± 0.3 | 0.695 |
†
Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles.