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Table 3 Effects of supplementary allicin (AL) on the apparent digestibility of nutrients and nitrogen balance in ewes

From: Effect of supplementation of allicin on methanogenesis and ruminal microbial flora in Dorper crossbred ewes

Itema

Treatmentsb

SEM

P value

Basal diet

AL

DM intake, g/d

1,512.4

1,512.4

0.029

0.524

Apparent digestibility, %

    

 OM

60.3

67.9

1.07

<0.001

 N

66.6

70.9

0.86

0.001

 NDF

37.9

51.8

1.90

<0.001

 ADF

38.8

50.5

2.14

0.001

Fecal N, g/d

10.7

9.34

0.39

0.001

Urinary N, g/d

14.9

14.5

0.87

0.691

N retention, g/d

6.54

8.30

0.95

0.071

N retention/N intake, %

20.3

25.8

2.10

0.071

  1. aDM dry matter, OM organic matter, N nitrogen, NDF neutral detergent fiber, ADF acid detergent fiber
  2. bCON ewes fed basal diet, AL ewes fed basal diet supplemented with allicin