Table 1.
Chemical composition (%) of total mixture ration in different groups (60R:40C, 70R:30C and 80R:20C)
| Attributes (%) | 0% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 20% | 30% | 40% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM (60R:40C) | 50.65 ± 0.35 | 49.41 ± 0.48 | 48.17 ± 0.53 | 46.93 ± 0.43 | 45.69 ± 0.30 | 43.22 ± 0.58 | 40.74 ± 0.52 |
| OM | 88.04 ± 0.15 | 88.04 ± 0.13 | 88.05 ± 0.25 | 88.06 ± 0.36 | 88.06 ± 0.26 | 88.08 ± 0.32 | 88.09 ± 0.20 |
| CP | 18.59 ± 0.53 | 18.66 ± 0.33 | 18.72 ± 0.27 | 18.79 ± 0.29 | 18.85 ± 0.15 | 18.98 ± 0.28 | 19.11 ± 0.11 |
| EE | 3.57 ± 0.21 | 3.62 ± 0.15 | 3.68 ± 0.12 | 3.73 ± 0.11 | 3.78 ± 0.10 | 3.89 ± 0.20 | 4.00 ± 0.12 |
| NDF | 45.01 ± 0.22 | 45.07 ± 0.44 | 45.14 ± 0.25 | 45.20 ± 0.42 | 45.27 ± 0.52 | 45.40 ± 0.40 | 45.53 ± 0.43 |
| ADF | 28.27 ± 0.28 | 28.41 ± 0.41 | 28.55 ± 0.35 | 28.69 ± 0.40 | 28.83 ± 0.27 | 29.12 ± 0.13 | 29.40 ± 0.40 |
| TA | 11.96 ± 0.08 | 11.95 ± 0.16 | 11.94 ± 0.18 | 11.92 ± 0.07 | 11.91 ± 0.21 | 11.88 ± 0.11 | 11.85 ± 0.15 |
| DM (70R:30C) | 43.89 ± 0.35 | 42.96 ± 0.44 | 42.03 ± 0.47 | 41.10 ± 0.54 | 39.41 ± 0.41 | 38.31 ± 0.58 | 45.58 ± 0.59 |
| OM | 87.83 ± 0.74 | 87.84 ± 0.40 | 87.84 ± 0.44 | 87.85 ± 0.63 | 86.14 ± 0.58 | 87.86 ± 0.54 | 96.80 ± 0.68 |
| CP | 18.33 ± 0.33 | 18.38 ± 0.38 | 18.43 ± 0.34 | 18.48 ± 0.28 | 18.86 ± 0.36 | 18.62 ± 0.37 | 19.74 ± 0.26 |
| EE | 3.42 ± 0.07 | 3.46 ± 0.09 | 3.50 ± 0.09 | 3.54 ± 0.05 | 3.28 ± 0.06 | 3.66 ± 0.06 | 4.19 ± 0.12 |
| NDF | 48.58 ± 0.53 | 48.63 ± 0.36 | 48.68 ± 0.31 | 48.72 ± 0.49 | 49.65 ± 0.46 | 48.86 ± 0.51 | 51.33 ± 0.55 |
| ADF | 31.04 ± 0.75 | 31.14 ± 0.60 | 31.25 ± 0.75 | 31.35 ± 0.68 | 31.99 ± 0.32 | 31.67 ± 0.77 | 33.05 ± 0.70 |
| TA | 12.17 ± 0.07 | 12.16 ± 0.16 | 12.15 ± 0.15 | 12.14 ± 0.07 | 12.06 ± 0.08 | 12.10 ± 0.10 | 13.16 ± 0.10 |
| DM (80R:20C) | 35.89 ± 0.50 | 36.51 ± 0.48 | 35.89 ± 0.60 | 35.27 ± 0.42 | 34.65 ± 0.65 | 33.41 ± 0.41 | 32.17 ± 0.64 |
| OM | 87.64 ± 0.64 | 87.63 ± 0.63 | 87.64 ± 0.35 | 87.64 ± 0.35 | 87.64 ± 0.38 | 87.65 ± 0.45 | 87.66 ± 0.51 |
| CP | 18.14 ± 0.14 | 18.11 ± 0.12 | 18.14 ± 0.06 | 18.17 ± 0.14 | 18.21 ± 0.12 | 18.27 ± 0.15 | 18.33 ± 0.12 |
| EE | 3.33 ± 0.11 | 3.30 ± 0.07 | 3.33 ± 0.11 | 3.35 ± 0.07 | 3.38 ± 0.04 | 3.43 ± 0.05 | 3.49 ± 0.06 |
| NDF | 52.21 ± 0.29 | 52.18 ± 0.18 | 52.21 ± 0.21 | 52.25 ± 0.54 | 52.28 ± 0.30 | 52.34 ± 0.45 | 52.41 ± 0.52 |
| ADF | 33.94 ± 0.53 | 33.87 ± 0.27 | 33.94 ± 0.74 | 34.01 ± 0.31 | 34.08 ± 0.65 | 34.22 ± 0.58 | 34.36 ± 0.63 |
| TA | 12.36 ± 0.10 | 12.36 ± 0.12 | 12.36 ± 0.14 | 12.35 ± 0.05 | 12.34 ± 0.05 | 12.33 ± 0.05 | 12.32 ± 0.10 |