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Table 5 Water consumption and metabolism by the experimental groups

From: Mango (Mangifera indica) seed kernels as untraditional source of energy in Rahmani sheep rations

Item	Mango seed kernel (MSK)
Item	0	25	50	SEM
Animal No.	4	4	4	---
Live body weight (LBW), kg	57.83	59.33	58.00	1.22
Metabolic body weight (kgW^0.75)	20.97	21.38	21.02	0.33
Dry matter intake (DMI), g	1819	1790	1784	12.97
Water consumption, ml
Drinking water	3742	4492	4000	381
Feeds water	181	177	174	1.60
Water intake as
ml/h/day	3923	4669	4174	238
ml/kgW^0.75	187	218	199	10.74
L/100 kg LBW	6.784	7.870	7.197	0.38
L/kg DM intake	2.157	2.608	2.340	0.13
Water metabolism, ml
Urinary losses, ml	1685	1308	753	202
Feces water, ml	1129^a	757^b	748^b	72.79
Total water losses, ml	2814^a	2065^ab	1501^b	247
Insensible losses, ml	1109^b	2604^a	2673^a	294

a and b means in the same row having different superscripts differ significantly (P < 0.05); SEM, standard error of the mean

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