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Table 1 Chemical contents (g/kg DM) of some leaves

From: An investigation on chemical/mineral compositions, ruminal microbial fermentation, and feeding value of some leaves as alternative forages for finishing goats during the dry season

Item

Leaf

SEM

p-value

Quince

Pear

Olive

Mirabelle plum

Greengage

Sour cherry

Persimmon

DM

481.62a

461.11bc

471.33ab

443.60c

401.18d

390.59d

353.00

3.78

 < 0.001

NDF

426.67b

340.00c

484.80a

470.87a

405.97b

324.73c

478.10a

7.28

 < 0.001

ADF

286.63a

189.37bc

299.63a

162.30c

161.20c

219.90b

208.10bc

9.89

 < 0.001

ADL

115.64ab

70.34c

136.55a

74.22c

69.29c

95.12bc

73.62c

6.06

 < 0.001

CP

116.50cd

111.38de

100.49e

127.51bc

146.37a

126.63bc

136.96ab

2.72

 < 0.001

EE

18.33ef

17.40f

39.67a

24.00cd

22.00de

26.67c

33.67b

0.79

 < 0.001

Ash

73.20c

76.07c

73.50c

116.20a

120.20a

91.13b

96.73b

2.73

 < 0.001

NFC

365.30b

455.15a

301.54c

261.42d

305.47c

430.83a

254.53d

6.52

 < 0.001

TP

91.49a

64.34c

61.84cd

62.73c

55.12de

53.22e

73.14b

2.20

 < 0.001

TT

85.76a

56.38cd

58.09c

54.58cd

49.70d

48.68d

68.13b

2.20

 < 0.001

NTP

5.72b

7.97a

3.75c

8.15a

5.42b

4.53bc

5.01bc

0.41

0.001

  1. Means with different letters within the same row are significantly different according to p-value indicated. NFC was calculated by subtracting CP, NDF, fat, and ash contents from total DM (Sniffen et al. 1992)
  2. DM (g/kg fresh weight) dry matter, NDF neutral detergent fiber, ADF acid detergent fiber, ADL acid detergent lignin, CP crude protein, EE ether extract, NFC non-fiber carbohydrates, TP total phenol, TT total tannin, NTP non-tannin phenol, SEM standard error of the mean