Effect of manila palm (Veitchia merrillii Becc.) on rumen fermentation and microbial population in beef heifers

Table 3 Effect of manila palm (Veitchia merrillii Becc.) on voluntary feed intake

Items	Level of Manila palm in Diet (%)				SEM	Contrast
Items	0	1	3	5	SEM	Linear	Quadratic
Rice straw intake
kg	3.93	3.29	4.11	3.83	0.58	0.84	0.76
%BW	1.21	1.28	1.46	1.46	0.21	0.33	0.87
g kg⁻¹BW^0.75	51.34	51.19	59.80	58.74	8.38	0.43	0.96
Concentrate intake
kg	2.68	2.26	2.72	2.56	0.41	0.96	0.75
%BW	0.83	0.88	0.97	0.98	0.15	0.43	0.89
g kg⁻¹BW^0.75	35.10	35.11	39.54	39.27	5.91	0.54	0.98
Total DM intake
kg	6.61	5.55	6.83	6.39	0.98	0.89	0.75
%BW	2.04	2.15	2.43	2.44	0.35	0.37	0.88
g kg⁻¹BW^0.75	86.44	86.29	99.34	98.01	14.20	0.47	0.97

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