Table 3.
Items | CON | CTC | NCE | SEM | P-value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dry matter | 74.88 | 74.29 | 75.32 | 0.51 | 0.39 |
Organic matter | 78.25b | 78.39b | 79.50a | 0.30 | 0.03 |
Crude protein | 64.14b | 64.82b | 68.83a | 0.86 | < 0.01 |
AMEn (MJ/kg) | 13.04b | 12.99b | 13.38a | 0.09 | 0.03 |
Ether extract | 91.03b | 91.82ab | 92.83a | 0.46 | 0.07 |
Values with different superscripts within the same row indicate a significant difference at P < 0.05.
Abbreviations: CON, control; CTC, antibiotic (chlortetracycline); NCE, natural capsicum extract; SEM, pooled standard error of the means.