Supplementation of Mulberry (Morus indica) and Vernonia (V. amygdalina) leaves as protein source on morphometric measurement, weight change, and carcass characteristics of sheep

Table 2 Mean daily dry matter and nutrient intakes of Bonga lambs fed on Rhodes grass hay basal diet and supplemented with mulberry and Vernonia mixed leaves meal

Intake (g/day)	Treatments (diets)					SEM	F-value	SL
Intake (g/day)	D1	D2	D3	D4	D5	SEM	F-value	SL
Hay DM	322.8^ab	325.9^a	323.3^ab	294.1^b	228.1^c	9.41	3.73	**
Supplement DM	400	429.8	448.1	465.6	414.7	–		–
TDMI	722.8^b	755.7^ab	771.4^a	759.7^ab	642.8^c	13.34	15.25	**
TDMI (%BW)	2.9	3.1	3.2	3.1	2.8	0.12	1.03	Ns
TDMI (g/kgW^0.75/day)	64.8^ab	68.2^a	70.6^a	69.5^a	60.9^b	2.24	3.03	*
TDNI
OM	668.3^a	689.1^a	697.9^a	686.1^a	577.1^b	12.06	17.02	**
CP	104.7^ab	106.8^a	105.8^a	100.9^b	88.2^c	1.48	45.3	***
EME (MJ/Kg DM)	10.0^a	10.2^a	9.9^a	10.2^a	8.3^b	0.25	10.4	***
Ash	54.5^c	64.9^b	73.5^a	73.7^a	65.7^b	1.32	35.2	***
NDF	335.5^a	350.1^a	359.3^a	347.3^a	288.1^b	8.05	10.5	**
ADF	204.9^b	215.3^ab	222.6^a	216.4^ab	180.6^c	5.03	15.9	**
ADL	35.1^c	48.3^b	45.8^b	52.8^a	48.2^b	0.92	51.94	***

^a,b,cMean values with different superscripts within a row are significantly different at *= (p < 0.05); ** =(p < 0.01) and *** =(p < 0.001); DM dry matter, OM organic matter, CP crude protein, EME estimated metabolizable energy, NDF neutral detergent fiber, ADF acid detergent fiber, ADL acid detergent lignin, TDMI total dry matter intake, TDNI total digestible nutrient intake, SEM standard error of the mean, SL significant level, nonsignificant, D1 Rhodes grass hay adlibtum + 100% concentrate mix, D2 Rhodes grass hay adlibtum + 75% Noug Seed Cake (NSC) and 25% Mulberry and Vernonia mixed leaves meal, D3 Rhodes grass hay adlibtum + 50% NSC and 50% Mulberry and Vernonia mixed leaves meal, D4 Rhodes grass hay adlibtum + 25% NSC and 75% Mulberry and Vernonia mixed leaves meal, D5 Rhodes grass hay adlibtum + 100% Mulberry and Vernonia mixed leaves meal

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