Table 3.
Effect of season on average daily gain, dry matter intake, and apparent digestibility of nutrients.
| Chemical composition | Season | SEM | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Winter | |||
| BW (kg) | 38.15 | 38.13 | 0.9982 | 0.2213 |
| ADG (g/d) | 96.28 | −50.39 | 22.1251 | <0.01 |
| DM Intake (g/d, DM basis) | ||||
| DM | 797.84 | 741.42 | 11.6083 | <0.01 |
| OM | 716.85 | 672.94 | 10.3785 | 0.0561 |
| CP | 97.72 | 47.39 | 7.1761 | <0.01 |
| NDF | 387.83 | 397.55 | 1.7514 | <0.01 |
| ADF | 217.82 | 236.09 | 3.7826 | <0.01 |
| EE | 14.82 | 10.07 | 0.6132 | <0.01 |
| Apparent digestibility (% DM) | ||||
| DM | 65.69 | 55.89 | 1.8472 | <0.01 |
| OM | 69.82 | 57.48 | 2.6285 | 0.0102 |
| CP | 66.41 | 40.13 | 4.1996 | <0.01 |
| NDF | 64.45 | 54.26 | 2.0927 | <0.01 |
| ADF | 61.10 | 51.48 | 1.9552 | <0.01 |
| EE | 49.71 | 41.70 | 1.6531 | <0.01 |
ADG, average daily gain; DM, dry matter; OM, organic matter; CP, crude protein; NDF, neutral detergent fiber; ADF, acid detergent fiber; EE, ether extract; SEM, standard error of the mean.