Table 1.
Nutrient digestibility of four Lai Sind cattle with and without cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL) feeding.
| Run | 1 | P | 2 | P | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1 | SD | 3 | SD | 4 | SD | 1 | SD | 3 | SD | 4 | SD | ||
| DM | 69.9 | 4.9 | 70.6 | 1.8 | 71.8 | 3.6 | 0.69 | 64.5 | 0.6 | 62.3 | 2.7 | 63.4 | 3.4 | 0.40 |
| OM | 72.9 | 4.1 | 73.5 | 1.6 | 74.4 | 3.6 | 0.73 | 67.2 | 0.3 | 65.8 | 1.2 | 67.2 | 3.0 | 0.39 |
| CP | 78.8 | 2.3 | 78.9 | 3.8 | 78.4 | 2.8 | 0.83 | 67.9a | 0.9 | 66.7ab | 1.6 | 64.3b | 3.2 | 0.02 |
| EE | 80.4 | 5.3 | 82.3 | 2.3 | 80.5 | 2.2 | 0.47 | 73.4 | 18.1 | 55.8 | 10.8 | 57.2 | 11.8 | 0.16 |
| NDF | 70.6 | 5.4 | 72.3 | 1.4 | 72.5 | 2.6 | 0.77 | 67.1 | 1.1 | 65.4 | 2.7 | 66.1 | 2.9 | 0.48 |
| GE | 69.9 | 4.3 | 71.4 | 2.0 | 71.8 | 3.3 | 0.76 | 64.1 | 0.5 | 63.8 | 1.7 | 62.6 | 2.8 | 0.47 |
The data are percentages. Different amounts of CNSL were fed in Run 1 (4 g/100 kg BW) and Run 2 (6 g/100 kg BW). Feed without CNSL was fed to cattle as control period 1, and CNSL was fed to the cattle for periods 3 and 4. The detailed experimental schedule can be found in Figure S1. Different superscript letters indicate that the means are significantly different between the periods (P < 0.05). CP, crude protein; DM, dry matter; EE, ether extract; GE, gross energy; NDF, neutral detergent fibre; OM, organic matter.