Ingestions

(g MS/j/animal)

Treatments

SEM

p

TEM

MO-whole

MO-water

MO-peeled

P. purpureum

21.9^a

20.93^a

22.97^a

24.11^a

0.68

0.42

Granular concentrate

35.34^a

29.36^b

29.16^b

26.40^b

1.12

0.02

Total (P.p + GC)

57.23^a

50.29^a

52.13^a

50.51^a

1.12

0.87

Total dry matter

50.43 ^a

44.66^a

46.40^a

44.93^a

0.96

0.12

Raw cellulose

12.94^ab

10.26^c

13.54^a

11.59^b

0.39

0.00

Crude protein

5.10^a

3.21^c

3.97^b

4.72^a

0.18

0.00

Organic Matter

38.59^a

34.94^a

35.69^a

35.54^a

0.15

0.27