Table 1.
Calculated chemical composition of the diets assumed by the small ruminants offered 3 different forage to concentrate ratios (F:C; 40:60, 50:50 and 60:40 alfalfa hay and concentrate respectively).
Table 2.
Descriptive statistics of average total-tract apparent (tta) and total-tract (tt) nutrients digestibility (D) estimated using faecal uNDF as a marker in faeces of small ruminants.
Table 3.
Descriptive statistics of average total-tract apparent (tta) and total-tract (tt) nutrients digestibility (D) estimated using faecal uNDFom as a marker in faeces of small ruminants.
Table 4.
Descriptive statistics of average total-tract apparent (tta) and total-tract (tt) nutrients digestibility (D) estimated using faecal AIA as a marker in faeces of small ruminants.
Table 5.
Comparison of the descriptive statistics of average total-tract apparent (tta) and total-tract (tt) nutrients digestibility (D) determined by total collection (TC) and estimated using faecal uNDF, uNDFom and AIA as a marker in faeces of small ruminants.
Table 6.
Fitting statistics of modified partial least square regression models using external validation for total-tract apparent (tta) and total-tract (tt) nutrients digestibility estimated (D) using faecal uNDF as a marker in faeces of small ruminants.
Table 7.
Fitting statistics of modified partial least square regression models using external validation for total-tract apparent (tta) and total-tract (tt) nutrients digestibility estimated (D) using faecal uNDFom as a marker in faeces of small ruminants.
Table 8.
Fitting statistics of modified partial least square regression models using external validation for total-tract apparent (tta) and total-tract (tt) nutrients digestibility estimated (D) using faecal AIA as a marker in faeces of small ruminants.
Table 9.
Regression and correlation coefficients of the recovery, as excretion (y; g/day) plotted against its intake (x; g/day), for uNDF, uNDFom and AIA.