Table 1
Chemical, fatty acid and antioxidant composition of dietary treatments

Levels of CPOBa (% )SEP value
Chemical composition, g/kg DM048
 Dry matter676.96678.99680.7332.000.56
 Crude Protein142.72143.73143.9214.230.11
 Ether extract23.0063.50111.102.190.01
 Ash68.4065.8062.604.110.17
 Organic matter931.60934.20935.5044.220.65
 Nitrogen free extract165.56139.67124.5115.060.17
 Acid detergent fibre350.40332.80325.2018.990.26
 Neutral detergent fibre635.24626.72620.6027.120.80
 Metabolizable energy, MJ/Kg DM11.5911.6111.620.780.10
 Ca %1.021.051.040.020.18
 P %0.520.540.540.010.12
Fatty acid (g/100 g total FA)
 C12:00.070.070.080.010.45
 C14:03.351.380.990.050.04
 C16:017.6416.1414.901.890.14
 C16:10.520.310.290.010.13
 C18:03.523.002.730.020.23
 C18:1n-924.1740.0650.374.190.01
 C18:2n-644.5732.0023.033.200.02
 C18:3n-36.707.047.900.120.15
 ∑SFA24.5221.0018.701.150.36
 ∑UFA75.4879.0081.308.230.03
 n-6:n-36.664.542.920.660.01
Total FA (g/kg DM)15.8337.0952.272.030.01
 Antioxidants
 Total carotenoid (mg/kg)14.8116.7119.861.920.02
 α-tocopherol (mg/kg)101.12112.47123.217.810.01
 γ-tocopherol (mg/kg)10.2234.5549.174.500.01
 δ-tocopherol (mg/kg)1.213.455.930.040.02