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Table 2.3 Nutrient digestibility in animals fed DCP by several sources

Levels Digestibility (%)
Animal
Reference Feedstuff of
Type DM OM CP ADF NDF
DCP

McCullough and Wethers Concentrate 15 - - 72.2 - -

Sisk (1972)
25 - - 69.5 - -

Bhattacharya and Lambs Corn plus 0 81.3 - 77.3 - -

Harb (1973) DCP
20 79.6 - 75.8 - -

40 79.2 - 76.8 - -

60 75.3 - 68.0 - -

Schaibly and Wing Steers Corn silage 0 63.9 - 69.1 - -
(1974) plus DCP
27 69.6 - 69.1 - -

55 75.0 - 69.8 - -

82 73.7 - 62.4 - -

Wing (1975) Steers Corn plus 0 65.5 - 60.5 - -

DCP
10.8 63.0 - 60.0 - -

21.7 64.5 - 57.3 - -

32.7 64.0 - 59.0 - -

39.2 63.0 - 58.0 - -

Sudweeks (1977) Wethers DCP
70.0 - 69.0 - -
Concentrate

Martinez and Wethers DCP 0 83.2 85.6 85.8 41.4 -

Fernandez (1980) Concentrate
15 81.7 85.3 84.3 60.0 -

30 81.2 84.6 83.3 69.3 -

45 80.2 85.8 82.6 75.1 -

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