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Table 3 Nitrogen fraction and protein solubility of the experimental protein sources

From: Effect of different dietary protein sources on digestibility and growth performance parameters in lambs

Item

Protein sources

SBM

BCSM

CSM

SSM

Nitrogen fraction

Total protein

44.50

30.06

26.24

30.69

True protein (g)

39.44

25.37

23.12

23.13

True protein, % of total protein

88.63

84.40

88.11

75.37

Non-protein nitrogen (NPN) (g)

5.06

4.69

3.12

7.56

NPN, % of total protein

11.37

15.60

11.90

24.63

Protein solubility

Insoluble protein (g)

41.88

15.75

22.81

24.25

Insoluble protein,% of total protein

94.11

52.40

86.93

79.02

Soluble protein (g)

2.62

14.31

3.43

6.44

Soluble protein, % of total protein

5.89

47.60

13.07

20.98