|
Variables
|
Genotype (G)
|
Concentrate level (C)
| |
p value
|
|---|
|
Bati
|
HH
|
SS
|
L1
|
L2
|
SEM
|
G
|
C
|
G × C
|
|---|
|
DM intake
|
|
Concentrate (g/day)
|
200.4a
|
196.0ab
|
179.3b
|
150.3b
|
233.5a
|
8.28
|
0.02
|
<0.01
|
0.88
|
|
Hay (g/day)
|
323.5
|
344.9
|
317.5
|
336.7
|
320.5
|
6.20
|
0.12
|
0.15
|
0.78
|
|
Total (g/day)
|
523.8
|
540.9
|
496.8
|
487.1b
|
553.9a
|
11.2
|
0.09
|
<0.01
|
0.92
|
|
Total (%BW)
|
2.86b
|
2.96ab
|
3.01a
|
2.82b
|
3.06a
|
0.03
|
0.03
|
<0.01
|
0.18
|
|
CP intake
|
|
Concentrate (g/day)
|
42.1a
|
41.1ab
|
37.6b
|
31.5b
|
48.9a
|
1.74
|
0.02
|
<0.01
|
0.88
|
|
Hay (g/day)
|
26.1
|
27.7
|
25.6
|
27.2
|
25.8
|
0.49
|
0.12
|
0.15
|
0.78
|
|
Total (g/day)
|
68.1
|
68.9
|
63.2
|
58.5b
|
74.8a
|
1.89
|
0.05
|
<0.01
|
0.96
|
|
Total (%BW)
|
0.37
|
0.37
|
0.38
|
0.34b
|
0.41a
|
0.01
|
0.16
|
<0.01
|
0.05
|
|
Digestibility (%)
|
|
Dry matter
|
71.7
|
68.3
|
69.1
|
67.3b
|
72.1a
|
1.03
|
0.29
|
0.01
|
0.29
|
|
Organic matter
|
72.3
|
68.9
|
69.7
|
67.9b
|
72.7a
|
1.02
|
0.28
|
0.01
|
0.29
|
|
Crude protein
|
77.4
|
74.3
|
74.6
|
73.2b
|
77.6a
|
0.87
|
0.18
|
<0.01
|
0.23
|
|
NDF
|
67.5
|
63.8
|
64.2
|
63.5
|
66.8
|
1.16
|
0.33
|
0.14
|
0.45
|
|
ADF
|
54.9
|
50.5
|
51.8
|
51.4
|
53.4
|
1.44
|
0.43
|
0.47
|
0.39
|
|
FCR
|
14.2
|
10.8
|
12.8
|
13.5
|
11.7
|
0.62
|
0.09
|
0.17
|
0.79
|
- Least square means in a row with different subscript letter differ significantly (p < 0.05)
-
HH Hararghe highland goat, SS Short-eared Somali goat, L1 hay + 1 % of body weight concentrate, L2 hay + 1.5 % of body weight concentrate, FCR feed conversion ratio, SEM pooled standard error of mean
