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Table 4 The differences of nutrient apparent digestibility between yaks and cattle-yaks (%)

From: Comparative study of growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and ruminal and fecal bacterial community between yaks and cattle-yaks raised by stall-feeding

Items

Groups

SEM

P-value

YAK

CAY

DM

77.32

73.93

1.347

0.227

OM

89.63

78.56

1.349

< 0.001

CP

71.95

64.25

2.224

0.081

EE

77.60

69.19

3.181

0.228

NDF

70.60

59.88

2.453

0.033

ADF

66.51

55.08

2.393

0.019

  1. DM dry matter, OM organic matter, CP crude protein, EE ether extract, NDF neutral detergent fiber, ADF acid detergent fiber, SEM standard error of mean; YAK yaks (n = 10), CAY cattle-yaks (n = 10)