Digestibility (%) of cell contents and forage fibre components by young-at-foot, weaned and adult red kangaroos fed chopped lucerne and oaten hays
| . | YAF . | Weaned . | Adult . |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cell contents (%) | |||
| Lucerne hay | 75.5±0.3A*** | 75.9±0.5A*** | 73.4±0.8A*** |
| Oaten hay | 61.6±1.9B | 69.0±1.7A | 67.1±1.6A |
| NDF (%) | |||
| Lucerne hay | 27.3±1.4Z*** | 33.7±0.8Y*** | 40.4±2.3X*** |
| Oaten hay | 18.2±1.9Z | 23.4±2.2Y | 28.6±2.0X |
| ADF (%) | |||
| Lucerne hay | 21.8±1.8Z*** | 29.5±1.5Y*** | 35.3±2.8X*** |
| Oaten hay | 14.5±1.8Z | 17.7±2.4Y | 28.1±1.9X |
| Cellulose (%) | |||
| Lucerne hay | 29.7±2.8Z*** | 36.2±1.4Y*** | 42.5±3.0X*** |
| Oaten hay | 14.1±1.4Z | 19.4±2.4Y | 23.7±3.4X |
| Hemicellulose (%) | |||
| Lucerne hay | 41.1±3.2Y*** | 43.0±3.2Y** | 53.2±2.1X*** |
| Oaten hay | 22.3±2.8Y | 26.9±1.9X | 28.6±2.7X |
| . | YAF . | Weaned . | Adult . |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cell contents (%) | |||
| Lucerne hay | 75.5±0.3A*** | 75.9±0.5A*** | 73.4±0.8A*** |
| Oaten hay | 61.6±1.9B | 69.0±1.7A | 67.1±1.6A |
| NDF (%) | |||
| Lucerne hay | 27.3±1.4Z*** | 33.7±0.8Y*** | 40.4±2.3X*** |
| Oaten hay | 18.2±1.9Z | 23.4±2.2Y | 28.6±2.0X |
| ADF (%) | |||
| Lucerne hay | 21.8±1.8Z*** | 29.5±1.5Y*** | 35.3±2.8X*** |
| Oaten hay | 14.5±1.8Z | 17.7±2.4Y | 28.1±1.9X |
| Cellulose (%) | |||
| Lucerne hay | 29.7±2.8Z*** | 36.2±1.4Y*** | 42.5±3.0X*** |
| Oaten hay | 14.1±1.4Z | 19.4±2.4Y | 23.7±3.4X |
| Hemicellulose (%) | |||
| Lucerne hay | 41.1±3.2Y*** | 43.0±3.2Y** | 53.2±2.1X*** |
| Oaten hay | 22.3±2.8Y | 26.9±1.9X | 28.6±2.7X |
YAF, young-at-foot; NDF, neutral-detergent fibre; ADF, acid-detergent fibre.
Values are means ±s.e.m. (N=6).
Within a row, values with different superscripts are significantly different (A,B,CP<0.05; X,Y,ZP<0.01). Asterisks indicate differences between diets within ages (**P<0.01 and ***P<0.001).