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Table 4.

Effects of autoclave and xylose inclusion on rumen degradation parameters of cottonseed meal.

Item ¹	Control	Xylose-Treated ²			Xylose-Untreated ²			SEM	p-Value
Item ¹	Control	8	16	24	8	16	24	SEM	Control × Processed	Xyl.-Treated × -Untreated	Time, Lin.	Time, Quad.	Interaction Xyl. × Time
Dry Matter
A, g/kg	319	246	230	235	261	250	240	12.9	<0.01	0.24	0.24	0.61	0.86
B, g/kg	475	459	605	500	505	494	478	34.5	0.41	0.32	0.84	0.05	0.04
kd, h⁻¹	0.051	0.072	0.060	0.053	0.065	0.065	0.073	0.01	0.33	0.56	0.66	0.76	0.64
Crude Protein
A, g/kg	552	104	198	217	396	287	164	45.8	<0.01	0.01	0.22	0.58	<0.01
B, g/kg	380	636	686	597	486	602	679	55.6	<0.01	0.29	0.19	0.38	0.06
kd, h⁻¹	0.077	0.189	0.080	0.107	0.102	0.107	0.179	0.03	0.15	0.87	0.94	0.08	0.02

¹ A, water-soluble fraction; B, potentially degradable water-insoluble fraction; kd, degradation rate of fraction B; SEM, standard error of the mean. ² Autoclave heating times: 8, 16, and 24 min (127 °C and 117 kpa of pressure).