Table-2.
Analyzed chemical composition (% DM) of the experimental diets.
| Items | Treatment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
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| LFD | HFC | HFB | |
| Dry matter | 89.3 | 90.6 | 91.6 |
| Crude protein | 20.9 | 20.0 | 20.2 |
| Lysine | 1.21 | 1.20 | 1.21 |
| Methionine+Cystine | 0.99 | 0.89 | 0.93 |
| Threonine | 0.82 | 0.78 | 0.82 |
| Tryptophan | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.32 |
| NDF | 22.2 | 29.2 | 30.1 |
| Cellulose | 7.39 | 9.82 | 10.5 |
| T-NSP | 20.5 | 24.4 | 26.4 |
| I-NSP | 16.0 | 19.2 | 23.3 |
| S-NSP | 4.48 | 5.19 | 3.17 |
| Klason lignin | 4.93 | 4.30 | 6.77 |
| DF | 25.4 | 28.7 | 33.2 |
| Starch | 35.5 | 32.0 | 26.2 |
| GE (MJ/kg DM) | 17.4 | 17.3 | 17.6 |
| ME (MJ/kg DM)b | 13.8 | 12.9 | 12.6 |
I-NSP=Insoluble non-starch polysaccharides, S-NSP=Soluble non-starch polysaccharides, T-NSP=Total non-starch polysaccharides, DF=Dietary fiber, GE=Gross energy, ME=Metabolizable energy. aLFD=Low fiber diet, HFC=High fiber diet containing cassava by-products, HFB=High fiber diet containing brewer’s grain.
b
Calculated based on chemical composition and nutrient values of animal feeds in Vietnam [12]