Feeds

Incubation hours

0

2

4

6

12

24

48

72

96

Natural Pasture hay (NPH)

NPH without thyme

108^c

146^b

169^b

198^b

264^b

362^b

457^c

544^b

626^b

NPH + 8% thyme

116^bc

142^b

163^b

199^b

262^b

349^b

468^bc

537^b

602^b

NPH + 16% thyme

146^ab

174^a

191^ab

236^ab

301^b

392^ab

500^b

562^b

623^b

NPH + 24% thyme

155^a

176^a

207^a

269^a

322^a

439^a

565^a

642^a

710^a

SEM

5.0

5.09

7.44

11.58

13.32

17.49

9.50

11.48

9.79

P-value

0.0169

0.0001

0.0020

0.0009

0.0119

0.0091

<0.0001

<0.0001

<0.0001

Noug seed cake (NSC)

NSC without thyme

103^c

73.6^c

266^c

335

467^c

613^ab

720^b

753^b

787^b

NSC + 8% thyme

114^bc

108^b

267^bc

324

484^bc

592^b

744^a

781^a

810^a

NSC + 16% thyme

121^b

119^b

286^ab

327

508^ab

637^a

744^a

772^a

804^ab

NSC + 24% thyme

130^a

174^a

294^a

339

528^a

610^ab

714^c

771^a

801^ab

SEM

15.56

4.73

4.75

6.26

9.55

9.41

8.19

3.67

4.45

P-value

0.004

<0.0001

0.0013

0.3366

0.0011

0.0263

0.0290

0.0003

0.0135

Wheat bran (WB)

WB without thyme

135

437^ab

448^b

500^c

554^b

646^b

732^c

821^c

871^b

WB + 8% thyme

109

440^ab

469^b

533^bc

581^b

659^b

736^c

834^bc

877^ab

WB + 16% thyme

124

394^b

442^b

542^ab

647^a

767^a

816^b

844^b

885^a

WB + 24% thyme

167

465^a

523^a

575^a

682^a

755^a

835^a

860^a

875^b

SEM

18.63

14.02

15.44

9.4

9.52

6.82

2.86

3.37

2.23

P-value

0.333

0.017

0.0062

0.0003

<0.0001

<0.0001

<0.0001

<0.0001

0.002

Total mixed ration (TMR)

TMR without thyme

135

266^a

332^a

355

441^b

539^c

668^b

704^b

736

TMR + 8% thyme

109

262^a

298^b

356

446^b

547^bc

680^ab

729^a

768

TMR + 16% thyme

124

206^b

279^b

380

515^a

599^a

697^ab

729^a

762

TMR + 24% thyme

167

193^b

272^b

382

467^b

603^a

698^a

724^ab

747

SEM

18.63

10.72

7.95

12.39

11.21

14.09

7.531

5.26

9.05

P-value

0.1243

0.0001

0.0002

0.2771

0.0007

0.0062

0.0289

0.0087

0.0896