Table 3 Effect of anthocyanin rich black sugarcane on feed intake in lactating dairy cows.

From: Effect of anthocyanin rich black sugarcane on milk production and antioxidant capacity in lactating dairy cows

Item

NG

AS

SEM

p value

Initial BW, kg

392.31

391.38

12.141

0.971

Final BW, kg

398.38

387.13

9.878

0.587

Roughage, kg/d of DM

4.34

3.81

0.078

< 0.001

Concentration, kg/d of DM

4.66

4.66

–

–

TDMI, kg/d

9.00

8.47

0.078

< 0.001

Nutrient intake, kg/d

 DM

9.00

8.47

0.078

< 0.001

 CP

1.27

1.24

0.005

< 0.001

 Ash

0.62

0.71

0.012

< 0.001

 EE

0.18

0.18

< 0.001

0.999

 NDF

5.10

4.77

0.048

< 0.001

 ADF

2.59

2.32

0.037

< 0.001

Nutrient intake of BW, %

 DM

2.32

2.20

0.064

0.362

 CP

0.33

0.32

0.009

0.782

 Ash

0.16

0.18

0.006

0.026

 EE

0.05

0.05

0.001

0.936

 NDF

1.31

1.24

0.036

0.320

 ADF

0.67

0.60

0.019

0.088

  1. NG Napier grass group, AS anthocyanin rich black sugarcane group, SEM standard error of the mean, BW body weight, TDMI total dry matter intake, DM dry matter, CP crude protein, NDF neutral detergent fiber, ADF acid detergent fiber.
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