Table 1.
Chemical composition and digestibility of study matrices (% w/w on DM basis). Data are presented as mean ± standard error of mean (SEM). (n = 3). DM = dry matter; CP = crude protein; EE = ether extract; NDF = neutral detergent fibre; ADF = acid detergent fibre; ADL = acid detergent lignin. Different superscript letters in columns indicate statistically significant differences (p < 0.05).
| SAMPLE | DM | CP | EE | NDF | ADF | ADL | ASHES | DIGESTIBILITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hempseeds | 94.6 ± 0.12 a | 23.1 ± 0.57 a | 27.9 ± 0.75 a | 44.6 ± 0,21 a | 33.2 ± 0.31 a | 14.4 ± 0.32 a | 5.8 ± 0.10 a | 53.4 ± 0.78 a |
| Flowers | 98.4 ± 0.03 b | 18.9 ± 0.29 b | 12.9 ± 0.25 b | 37.0 ± 0,67 b | 23.7 ± 0.35 b | 11.7 ± 0.79 b | 16.3 ± 0.08 b | 37.4 ± 1.87 b |
| Hempseed protein Extract | 95.7 ± 0.02 c | 45.1 ± 0.84 c | 9.2 ± 0.09 c | 40.4 ± 1.80 a,b | 20.2 ± 1.02 c | 9.5 ± 0.62 b,d | 8.3 ± 0.08 c | 65.5 ± 0.67 c |
| Soy protein extract | 91.1 ± 0.22 d | 51.2 ± 0.57 d | 1.2 ± 0.06 d | 48.2 ± 0.97 a,c | 8.8 ± 0.14 d | 2.2 ± 0.10 c | 6.6 ± 0.20 d | 74.1 ± 3.59 c |
| Flaxseeds | 91.6 ± 0.14 d | 23.0 ± 0.45 a | 36.0 ± 0.07 e | 41.5 ± 1.27 a,b | 19.5 ± 0.35 c | 9.2 ± 0.41 d | 2.7 ± 0.20 e | 24.2 ± 2.08 d |