Table 2 Effects of dietary vitamin E supplementation on food intake and nutrient levels in Aohan fine-wool sheep
From: Effects of dietary vitamin E on muscle vitamin E and fatty acid content in Aohan fine-wool sheep
Variable (kg·DM/d) | Treatments (IU/sheep/d vitamin E) | P-value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 20 | 100 | 200 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,400 | ||
DMI | 2.11 ± 0.11 | 1.86 ± 0.47 | 2.26 ± 0.13 | 2.32 ± 0.11 | 2.37 ± 0.09 | 2.15 ± 0.10 | 2.19 ± 0.10 | 0.6704 |
CP | 0.23 ± 0.01 | 0.21 ± 0.05 | 0.25 ± 0.01 | 0.26 ± 0.01 | 0.26 ± 0.01 | 0.24 ± 0.01 | 0.24 ± 0.01 | 0.6704 |
EE | 0.25 ± 0.01 | 0.22 ± 0.06 | 0.25 ± 0.02 | 0.26 ± 0.01 | 0.26 ± 0.01 | 0.24 ± 0.01 | 0.24 ± 0.01 | 0.6704 |
NDF | 0.51 ± 0.03 | 0.45 ± 0.11 | 0.55 ± 0.03 | 0.56 ± 0.03 | 0.58 ± 0.02 | 0.52 ± 0.03 | 0.53 ± 0.02 | 0.6704 |
ADF | 0.36 ± 0.02 | 0.32 ± 0.08 | 0.39 ± 0.02 | 0.40 ± 0.02 | 0.40 ± 0.02 | 0.37 ± 0.02 | 0.37 ± 0.02 | 0.6704 |