Parameter weight (g)
|
Treatments
|
SEM
|
---|
T1
|
T2
|
T3
|
T4
|
---|
Edible offals
| | | | | |
Liver
|
190b
|
230a
|
250a
|
250a
|
10.87
|
Blood
|
712a
|
564b
|
619ab
|
662ab
|
46.65
|
Tongue
|
78
|
76.6
|
86.4
|
79.8
|
7.53
|
Heart
|
94.3a
|
84ab
|
80.3b
|
92.0ab
|
5.80
|
Kidney
|
51b
|
49b
|
59ab
|
61.3a
|
3.08
|
Reticulo-rumen
|
434
|
403
|
425
|
388
|
28.77
|
Omasum
|
62
|
65
|
64.1
|
56.5
|
4.67
|
Abomasum
|
77.0
|
84.0
|
90.0
|
88.3
|
10.14
|
Small intestine
|
276b
|
328ab
|
328ab
|
374a
|
29.01
|
Large intestine
|
334.4
|
304.0
|
361.5
|
357.7
|
45.27
|
Tail
|
286
|
208
|
230
|
241
|
70.38
|
Kidney fat
|
19.7ab
|
14.0b
|
13.8b
|
21.0a
|
2.05
|
Omental fat
|
10.9
|
10.8
|
23.4
|
16.7
|
6.59
|
Non-edible offals
| | | | | |
Lung
|
177
|
173
|
184
|
190
|
11.34
|
Skin and feet
|
2370
|
2340
|
2000
|
2150
|
223.29
|
Spleen
|
24.1b
|
26.7ab
|
28.3a
|
24.7ab
|
1.88
|
Testicle
|
125.0
|
94.0
|
110.0
|
82.0
|
21.51
|
Penis
|
28.4ab
|
34.1ab
|
35.9a
|
25.0b
|
3.45
|
Oesophagus
|
25.8b
|
38.3a
|
33.8ab
|
23.0b
|
4.75
|
Trachea
|
30.9
|
37.0
|
27.1
|
28.3
|
7.97
|
Head
|
1026
|
1062
|
1336
|
1062
|
159.43
|
Gut content
|
6067
|
5674
|
5914
|
5427
|
405.13
|
- a,bMeans within a row with different superscripts differ significantly (P < 0.05); SEM = standard error of the mean; MFLH = Millettia ferruginea leaf hay; T1 = sole natural pasture grass hay fed ad libitum; T2 = 150 g MFLH + natural pasture grass hay fed ad libitum; T3 = 300 g MFLH + natural pasture grass hay fed ad libitum; T4 = 450 g MFLH + natural pasture grass hay fed ad libitum.