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UTILIZATION OF POULTRY WASTE AN UN-CONVENTIONAL PROTEIN SOURCE
Table 2. Digestibility of nutrients in sheep and goats
Nutrient Sheep Goat Level of significance
DMI % BW 5.62±0.23 2.76±0.16 (**)
Water intake L/100kg 13.71±0.55 4.61±0.16 (**)
Per kg DMI 2.56±0.24 1.66±0.13 (**)
Digestibility co-efficients (%)
DM 51.57±0.64 51.53±1.16 NS
OM 56.29±0.15 56.85±0.64 NS
CP 51.39±0.91 51.59±0.89 NS
EE 67.49±1.79 65.41±1.31 NS
CF 51.15±0.35 51.96±0.58 NS
NFE 61.99±0.29 62.54±0.72 NS
N (g/kg) 4.98±0.34 2.56±0.13 (**)
Ca (g/kg) 2.76±0.23 1.59±0.08 (**)
P (g/kg) 2.08±0.14 0.97±0.04 (**)
DCP intake
Per day (g) 67.64±4.64 32.18±2.63 (**)
Per 100kg body weight (kg) 0.35±0.01 0.17±0.13 (**)
TDN intake
Per day (g) 499.26±37.17 240.74±19.20 (**)
Per 100kg body weight (kg) 2.63±0.11 1.03±0.09 (**)
NS- Non significant ; ** Significant (P>0.01)
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