TABLE 2.
Effects of different contents of peNDF1.18 in diets on the BW, ADG, and DMI of goats.
| Items | Groups1 |
SEM | P-value | ||||
| H (33.0%) | MH (29.9%) | M (28.1%) | ML (26.5%) | L (24.8%) | |||
| Initial BW (kg) | 21.4 | 21.3 | 21.5 | 21.4 | 21.5 | 0.249 | 1.000 |
| Final BW (kg) | 24.6 | 24.9 | 25.2 | 26.0 | 24.1 | 0.332 | 0.480 |
| DMI (g/day) | 678b | 704b | 737ab | 831a | 702b | 17.55 | 0.032 |
| ADG (g/day) | 70.6b | 75.1ab | 83.0ab | 98.5a | 58.7c | 3.720 | 0.043 |
a–cMeans within a row with different superscripts differ significantly (p < 0.05).
1Groups: different peNDF1.18 (PS > 1.18 mm) contents of 33.0, 29.9, 28.1, 26.5, and 24.8% were obtained by chopping or crusher crushing the forage into the following lengths: H (7 cm), MH (4 cm), M (1 cm), ML (5-mm sieve), and L (1-mm sieve).