Table 4 Effect of feeding different levels of kitchen food wastes (KFW) on nutrients digestibility and nutritive values of diets by rabbits

Digestibility coefficient (%)

DM

63.63^a

63.40^a

63.56^a

65.46^a

60.16^b

OM

64.43^a

63.72^b

63.88^b

64.08^a

61.11^c

CP

58.79^c

62.30^b

62.46^a

64.29^a

55.54^d

CF

44.78^a

45.75^a

45.67^a

45.66^a

40.58^b

EE

68.72^c

71.33^b

75.43^b

75.37^a

70.55^bc

NFE

70.32^a

67.65^b

67.62^b

67.46^b

66.72^b

Nutritive values

TDN

61.30^c

61.63^c

62.15^b

64.29^a

59.28^a

DCP

9.98^b

10.60^a

10.69^a

10.97^a

09.44^c

Nitrogen utilization

NI

2.49

2.51

2.54

2.54

2.44

NB

1.03^b

1.15^b

1.18^b

1.25^a

0.79^c

NB/NI

41.37^b

45.82^a

46.46^a

49.21^a

32.38^c