Treatment

(Trt)

DM Degradability Parameters (g/kg DM)

A

(g/kg DM)

B

(g/kg DM)

C

(/h)

PD

(g/kg DM)

Lt

(%/h)

ED (g/kg DM) at KP

0.02

0.05

0.08

Natural Pasture hay (NPH)

NPH without thyme

136^a

508^b

0.021

644^bc

5.20

416^b

323

272

NPH + 8% thyme

95^b

514^b

0.026

609^c

5.85

411^b

319

261

NPH + 16% thyme

138^a

527^b

0.024

666^b

4.30

429^ab

322

278

NPH + 24% thyme

144^a

621^a

0.027

765^a

4.35

440^a

321

279

SEM

0.47

1.13

0.003

1.06

0.504

0.59

1.55

1.19

P-value

0.0059

0.0060

0.2223

0.0019

0.2341

0.050

0.9986

0.6952

Noug Seed Cake (NSC)

NSC without thyme

138

616

0.061

756^bc

0.60^c

613

489^ab

420

NSC + 8% thyme

115

655.5

0.052

770^ab

0.95^bc

618

479^bc

410

NSC + 16% thyme

143

648.5

0.058

791^a

2.05^ab

619

499^a

398

NSC + 24% thyme

95

647.5

0.058

743^c

2.55^a

595

467^c

394

SEM

1.24

0.84

0.006

0.40

0.327

0.79

0.45

0.66

P-value

0.1504

0.0940

0.7356

0.0041

0.0377

0.2743

0.0281

0.1374

Wheat Bran (WB)

WB without thyme

246^a

593^b

0.052

839

0.45

694^b

567^c

499^c

WB + 8% thyme

184^b

642^a

0.062

827

0.18

719^ab

613^b

542^b

WB + 16% thyme

197^b

613^ab

0.088

810

0.11

704^ab

615^b

552^b

WB + 24% thyme

226^a

598^b

0.166

817

0.05

734^a

644^a

584^a

SEM

1.36

0.91

0.026

1.33

0.226

0.68

0.68

0.87

P-value

0.0121

0.0461

0.1295

0.3528

0.6393

0.0318

0.0062

0.0061

Total Mixed Ration (TMR)

TMR without thyme

204^a

519^c

0.05

723^c

0.045^b

584

463

413

TMR + 8% thyme

199^a

620^a

0.046

819^a

0.045^b

591

461

399

TMR + 16% thyme

160^b

604^ab

0.052

765^b

1.00^a

579

462

396

TMR + 24% thyme

198^a

582^b

0.045

780^b

0.06^b

589

469

407

SEM

0.61

0.54

0.002

0.66

0.066

0.77

0.60

0.73

P-value

0.0210

0.0007

0.2362

0.0024

0.0012

0.7013

0.7981

0.4327