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

Bulletin of the National Research Centre

Table 6 Nutrient digestibilities and nutritive values of the experimental groups

Item	Mango seed kernel (MSK)
Item	0	25	50	SEM
1. Nutrient digestibility coefficient
DM	86.39^b	90.07^a	89.66^a	0.72
OM	69.83^b	78.21^a	77.84^a	1.49
CP	70.94^b	77.49^a	74.73^ab	1.18
CF	52.80^b	65.05^a	68.84^a	2.64
EE	82.11^a	72.37^b	76.77^b	1.60
NFE	73.94^b	83.06^a	81.66^a	1.54
2. Nutritive values on (DM basis) %
TDN	66.91^b	74.23^a	74.44^a	1.37
DCP	10.30^b	11.25^a	10.85^ab	0.17

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