Table 2 Digestion coefficients and nutritive values of the experimental groups
From: Incorporation apricot seed kernel as untraditional source of protein in rabbit rations
Item | Experimental rations | SEM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | ||
0% ASK | 0.75% ASK | 1.5% ASK | 3% ASK | 4.5% ASK | ||
Nutrient digestibilities of, % | ||||||
 Dry matter (DM) | 75.85 | 76.00 | 74.91 | 75.21 | 71.89 | 1.22 |
 Organic matter (OM) | 75.40 | 75.82 | 74.05 | 75.34 | 72.15 | 1.20 |
 Crude protein (CP) | 77.93 | 74.62 | 76.80 | 77.26 | 78.47 | 1.55 |
 Crude fiber (CF) | 35.14 | 37.41 | 30.59 | 34.56 | 28.62 | 3.18 |
 Ether extract (EE) | 77.77ab | 78.91ab | 70.92b | 81.54a | 78.15ab | 1.56 |
 Nitrogen-free extract (NFE) | 82.09 | 83.31 | 81.78 | 82.35 | 78.50 | 0.93 |
Nutritive values (%) | ||||||
 Total digestible nutrient (TDN) | 71.14 | 71.88 | 70.25 | 72.59 | 70.19 | 1.11 |
 Digestible crude protein (DCP) | 13.68 | 13.11 | 13.52 | 13.50 | 13.75 | 0.34 |